Published at 13th of August 2026 6:21 am

Chapter 2202: Self Reliance Is Better (3)

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South Suppression Marquis' expression changed drastically.

He looked at the speaker with an ashen face and gnashed his teeth, "Wen Qi!"

Wen Qi looked apologetic as he said, "Marquis, both of us serve His Majesty. We are duty-bound to help His Majesty resolve this problem in the best possible manner..."

South Suppression Marquis snapped, "You...you're courting death! Do you know that?"

Wen Qi shivered slightly, but he hurriedly calmed himself and said, "Are you talking about Su Yu?"

South Suppression Marquis continued gnashing his teeth as he said, "What do you think?"

Wen Qi was aware of the death qi South Suppression Marquis had received.

After all, he was South Suppression Marquis' advisor. South Suppression Marquis had not informed him about the matter, but he knew South Suppression Marquis too well. The two had been staying together for a long time, and he could easily deduce the truth through regular conversations with South Suppression Marquis.

As an advisor, Wen Qi would naturally be quite astute.

Wen Qi declared, "I serve His Majesty, not Su Yu. I understand what you're thinking, Marquis. I'm scared as well. Yes. I'm scared of Su Yu. I'm scared that he will kill me.

"But as someone who has received the grace of His Majesty, I naturally need to repay His Majesty! We serve His Majesty the Hundred Battle King! We don't serve Su Yu the human lord!"

Was he wrong?

He was Hundred Battle King's subordinate. He did not follow Su Yu. South Suppression Marquis was hiding a major secret. He had thought this through and ultimately decided to reveal it.

They still had a way to enter the Death Realm. South Suppression Marquis alone had sufficient death qi to open a death tunnel into the Death Realm.

Su Yu had previously threatened the myriad races to eliminate their supply. The ancient cities had also vanished. Thus, death qi could hardly be found in the Myriad Realms anymore.

Numerous gazes landed on South Suppression Marquis. Longbrow said, "South Suppression, do you really have a large amount of death qi?"

South Suppression Marquis said, "So what if I have? And so what if I don't have? Are we supposed to open a tunnel and fight Su Yu to the death? They have withdrawn all the way to the Death Realm. Are we going to attack them even now? If we wish to send an envoy, we only need to go through the proper channels."

Opening a death tunnel directly would most likely trigger a major battle. There was a very high possibility of that happening.

Longbrow said coldly, "Regardless, His Majesty should be the one making this decision, not you. South Suppression, has your heart changed?"

South Suppression Marquis gnashed his teeth and said, "That is up to His Majesty to say, not you! Longbrow, you are a Venerable. But so what? You have all spent six thousand years in recovery and cultivation. As for the rest of us, we were left to struggle bitterly in the Upper Realm, slowing the myriad races down and gathering information. How many of those who had decided to stay behind are still around? You, Longbrow, are unworthy of questioning me."

His aura surged in fury, reaching the level of a heavenly king. He was already near that level previously. After Hundred Battle King's return, his physical body was reconstructed. He also took the chance to step onto the level of a heavenly king.

South Suppression Marquis was furious, "Longbrow, stop ingratiating yourself with His Majesty by saying all these things. A slimy servant like you will only lead His Majesty astray! You kept instigating His Majesty to fight Su Yu. Do you even know the strength of Su Yu's side?

"How dare you suggest such a drastic action without knowing anything about him? Do you think he can be wiped out so easily? Do you know that because of the stupid thing you say to fawn on His Majesty, a war might erupt and lead to countless deaths among fellow humans?

"Our enemies will be happy to see this. Is that your goal? Su Yu is a human lord. His Majesty is also a human lord. Both belong to different eras, but they are fellow human lords and humans. Why do you keep saying these things?"

Longbrow's face turned frosty. "Are you criticizing me?"

"Yes!" South Suppression Marquis roared, "His Majesty has yet to even say anything. Are you trying to make the decision for him? I am only offering to go as an envoy for the sake of humanity. The heavens themselves can serve as a witness to my sincerity. But you! You insisted on causing trouble. What are you plotting, you villainous official?"

Just then, Hundred Battle King spoke, "Enough."

He interrupted the two and spoke solemnly, "South Suppression, since you're confident...go. Go see Su Yu and inform him that I don't intend to make him my enemy. Whether he wants me to leave the Human Realm or the Lower Realm entirely, it's all negotiable. However, we can't eliminate Control King's lineage for now. That is the core of our plan. He is free to kill the myriad races or death spirits, but leave Control King's lineage around."

"Your Majesty is wise!" South Suppression Marquis was overjoyed. Fortunately, Hundred Battle King had not listened to the words of the treacherous official. Any form of negotiation was better than nothing. There would still be hope to salvage things as long as they were willing to try.

Perhaps they could really convince Su Yu, right? Or at the very least, they could find a middle ground both parties could accept.

Hundred Battle King nodded and said nothing else. He did not mind a negotiation. He would think of what to do after the negotiation failed. In any case, death qi was not the only way to enter the Death Realm. There was no need to shun an old, loyal official like South Suppression Marquis for something like this. Thus, he had not bothered to mention the death qi.

***

Meanwhile, Su Yu was still unaware of all that.

He was busy looking for Venerable Scrape. Finally, he found Venerable Scrape somewhere in the Chaos Mountain. The moment Venerable Scrape saw Su Yu, he paled and turned to flee.

How unlucky.

Why was Su Yu here? Was Su Yu not afraid that Yu Qing and Yue Zhan would join hands against him? What a madman.

"Hand me your assembly tokens." Su Yu's lazy voice rang out, "Hand them over, and I won't kill you. Refuse, and I won't stop my pursuit. Let's see if you can really escape me."

Hum!

Instantly, seven assembly tokens flew over.

There was zero hesitation.

Even Su Yu blinked with astonishment. "Are you not going to resist or struggle?"

Venerable Scrape said nothing and continued fleeing. What was the point of struggling? Would he not die after struggling? He would. The devil race still needed him. He couldn't afford to die. He was the final Venerable of the devil race. He couldn't die.

Su Yu found the exchange boring.

Trash.

How cowardly.

How could a Venerable be killed so easily?

Su Yu said, "If I kill you, Yu Qing will definitely come after me. What are you scared of? That was only a threat."

Venerable Scrape ignored Su Yu and continued running. Since Su Yu wasn't giving chase anymore, he took the chance to flee even faster. He even ignited his blood essence to move faster. He wanted to move as far as possible from that demon. His pride as a powerhouse was nowhere to be seen.

Su Yu cursed inwardly. Why was that guy in such a rush to leave? He still wished to visit his old friend.

"Hey! How's my old friend, Mo Duona, doing? By the way, are you related to him by blood? That's my brother, you know. Treat him well. He's number one on the Heaven Index. I couldn't bear to kill him, so make sure he doesn't die while he's with you. Also..."

Venerable Scrape was already far away.

Su Yu sighed helplessly. That guy sure was fast. Seeing that the devil was running in Yu Qing's direction, Su Yu shrugged. So be it. He did not intend to provoke Yu Qing for now.

"Here I come, Martial Emperor."

Su Yu lamented his kindness. He would fully reconnect the Lower and Upper Realms soon. That wasn't the main point. The main point was that two additional Masters of Laws would emerge soon.

"Martial Emperor, Death Imperator, Yu Qing, matron dragon, Hundred Battle, and Zhou Ji...Am I forgetting anyone?"

Su Yu did a short calculation. That was quite a high number. From today onward, he would be relegated to a second-tier powerhouse yet again.

"Poor me. I can only stay in the second tier alongside Yue Zhan, the Consort Emeritus, the matron dragon, and Fat Ball."

Su Yu grinned.

Poor him.

As for his actual strength...how was he supposed to know that?

He only knew that with the expansion of his world, his comprehension of the myriad daos had been deepening constantly. He only knew that he wouldn't fear any of these people inside his world. Things would only be uncertain when he was outside.

"I guess I'll continue treating myself as a Venerable."

Not even Su Yu knew his current cultivation level anymore. He was a Creator. But there were no proper classifications for the levels of Creators. He only needed to know that he had enough cultivation to kill people. That was enough.

"Should I give Martial Emperor one last beating before he's free? This might be my final chance..."

While musing to himself, Su Yu started moving deeper into chaos. He completely ignored Yu Qing and the others. They wouldn't dare to give chase as they were too wary of another encirclement outside the range of the Hell Gate.

"I need to deal with the sinned lineage as soon as possible. If they are allowed to keep summoning Masters of Laws, things will feel awful for me."

Su Yu continued mumbling to himself. He had to kill them all. That was not all. He had to find a way to reseal the Hell Gate. He was busy. He wouldn't be staying in the Myriad Realms for long. He still needed to go help Human Emperor, get them back, and attack the Heaven Gate and Hell Gate together.

"I'm only worried that someone will try to reopen the Hell Gate after I leave. That would be troublesome. Before leaving, I need to pacify the Myriad Realms."

He was running out of time. Countless plans took form in Su Yu's mind. Sure, he could keep Control King's lineage around to slowly kill them off one after another. It would even be beneficial for him. But he was worried that repeated successful summons would reopen the Hell Gate in advance.

He was uninterested in facing a bunch of chaos beasts and Control King alone. These troubles should naturally be solved by Human Emperor and his people.

Su Yu did not know what Hundred Battle King's goal was, but from Hundred Battle King's arrangement among Control King's lineage, Su Yu was starting to grow suspicious. Was his actual goal something behind the gate?

Was Human Ancestor there?

Whatever.

Su Yu didn't even know Human Ancestor. Why should he care?

Su Yu wasn't too bothered. For him, a good ancestor was a helpful ancestor. Otherwise, neither Human Emperor nor Human Ancestor would be good ancestors.

Rather than relying on others, he would much rather rely on himself. In fact, he was only looking for Human Emperor because he believed that Control King was Human Emperor's mess. Human Emperor needed to take some responsibility for his own mess, right?

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