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Chapter 2218: Single Combat (1)

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Things were getting intense.

That day, Daofuse auras filled the Upper Realm. On the Human Mountain, the myriad races waited solemnly.

Were they scared?

Slightly.

The myriad races had a large number of powerhouses, including a decent number of Venerables. They even had a Master of Law. However, Su Yu was coming.

The creator of miracles.

Someone who had reversed the numerous battlefields countless times. Someone who had nearly eliminated Control King's lineage, a faction with numerous powerhouses. The myriad races had started paying close attention to Control King's lineage recently, but it was all because of Su Yu.

When Su Yu's people appeared, including people like Lan Tian, even the most stupid of all realized something. Everything had been a ploy by Su Yu. A ploy to drag Control King's lineage out of hiding.

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Atop the Human Mountain, Venerable Dao's solemn voice rang out, "Tiangu, it's time for us to join hands against Control King's lineage."

They would only stand a chance at survival by working together. Up until now, Su Yu's side had yet to display the strength required to actually wipe out the myriad races. But like Tiangu, many of them were now terrified of Su Yu.

Deep inside, they all dreaded him. He had only acted several times in the Upper Realm. But in those few times, he had released Hundred Battle King and eliminated numerous Venerables. Thus, everyone started cowering even before Su Yu revealed himself.

They couldn't even explain that fear they were feeling. This was different from how they felt when they faced Hundred Battle King back then. Hundred Battle King was strong, but he had not been able to kill too many of their powerhouses.

Meanwhile, Su Yu had killed a bunch of them in a short time. Joining hands against Control King's lineage? Tiangu stood atop the Human Mountain silently. Should they join hands? Could they join hands?

He said nothing. Venerable Moon, who had just regrown his body, looked at Consort Emeritus and said, "Consort Emeritus, are you...confident against them?"

This was their current strongest powerhouses. She had just returned into her former realm as a Master of Law. The irony was that her advancement was something Su Yu had allowed, an enemy who was currently trying to exterminate them.

That was why they were feeling so worried. Why would Su Yu help her if he wasn't confident he could handle her even after her advancement? That made no sense. Also, there was Martial Emperor on Su Yu's side. There was no doubt that Consort Emeritus wasn't Martial Emperor's match.

Consort Emeritus stayed silent. Confidence? What manner of confidence could she feel? Confidence against Su Yu? Or confidence against Martial Emperor?

The day before, Martial Emperor had showcased his imposing strength right after breaking free. However, Su Yu had waited not far away indifferently. Would he have been able to deal with Martial Emperor if Martial Emperor had attacked?

Consort Emeritus could feel the fury Martial Emperor held toward Su Yu. But ultimately, he left without bothering to fight Su Yu. Was that because Su Yu was the one who had released him?

No!

Consort Emeritus did not dare to entertain that thought further. It was too terrifying. Just how old was Su Yu? What gave him the confidence to face Martial Emperor? Numerous thoughts emerged in her mind. As for her promise to kill Yue Zhan, should she still do it? Or would she not even have the chance to fulfil that promise anymore?

What was Su Yu's thought about this? If he had been planning to deal with the myriad races all along, why did he allow her to reconnect to her old dao? Consort Emeritus had complicated feelings about this.

At that moment, the human army arrived.

The auras of six Venerables surged.

Venerable Desolate, who lacked patience compared to the others, exclaimed, "Su Yu isn't here! They only have six Venerables! Why don't we take this chance to..."

To kill their way out.

They still had a considerable number of powerhouses on their side.

Sacred Marquis, Venerable Dao, Sacred Source, and Venerable Desolate himself. The divines had two Venerables and one Master of Law. The nether, phoenix, and dragon races had one Venerable each. They had more than enough to deal with six Venerables.

Even with the addition of Heavenly Fate Marquis, they would only need to face seven Venerables here. They would suffer heavy losses killing seven Venerables, but they would be able to deal a massive damage to Su Yu's side as well. Were there more Venerables on Su Yu's side?

Before Venerable Desolate could say more, both Tiangu and Consort Emeritus snapped, "No!"

Venerable Desolate’s face fell. Why not?

Su Yu was too arrogant. Martial Emperor was missing and even Su Yu himself was absent. If the two Masters of Laws of Control King's lineage and Yue Zhan were to join this battle as well, they could eliminate this army of humanity.

Venerable Desolate could feel that even Hundred Battle King was absent as well. The humans were getting way too confident. Both human lords were absent from such a major battle.

They were trying to fight the myriad races and Control King's lineage without the two human lords. Were they not worried that this would backfire on them?

"Why?" Venerable Desolate asked, "This is a battle that can determine the fate of our races for many years in the future. It concerns the survival of our races. There is no salvaging our relationship with humanity."

Just what were those two thinking? Were they terrified of Su Yu? Yes, he was scared as well. But at this point, they had to face their fears and fight it out for a chance at survival. They had to teach the humans a big lesson and tell them that they had lasted for over a hundred thousand years. Su Yu alone wouldn't be enough to wipe out their legacy.

Tiangu frowned slightly and said, "Yes, Desolate. We know that. But we need to wait. Do you really believe that Su Yu would send his people out to their deaths? Can't you see Heavenbridge over there? He only needs to swing his gate open. Who will step out of that gate? Can you answer that?"

No matter how arrogant Su Yu was, he wouldn't play a joke with the lives of his people. These subordinates were too important for him. Stronger powerhouses would definitely emerge the moment the battle started.

Tiangu said, "Su Yu isn't here, so this signifies that he only intends to encircle us, not fight to the death. We still have a chance. We can try negotiating."

"Hmm?"

Venerable Desolate frowned. What was there to negotiate? The human army was already here! What could they even talk about? But...was Su Yu's absence really a signal of his willingness to talk? Venerable Desolate sank into contemplation.

Great Zhou King stepped out from the human army. Behind him, numerous Daofuse auras surged. He gazed upon the distant Human Mountain. That was a familiar mountain for him. Of course, he would still deny that he had been to the Upper Realm before. His previous visit did not count.

He gazed at the mountain with a complicated expression. This was the place where the imperial court was supposed to be built. Back then, Human Emperor was getting ready to relocate. He was going to switch the foundation of humanity from the Luminous Domain Mansion to this mountain.

By the time he was done, Luminous Domain Mansion would be used as a mere temporary palace. But the change happened before he could carry out the migration. Countless thoughts emerged in Great Zhou King's mind. Numerous scenes resurfaced in his mind. Scenes of the various battles over a hundred thousand years. It had been too long.

Barely any of the secret guards left behind by Human Emperor remained. All the contingencies and trump cards had been used up. If humanity still failed to prevail in this epoch, the hundred thousand years of struggle by Human Emperor and the others would be rendered pointless. This was their final chance.

Fortunately, the tenth epoch had produced Su Yu. Great Zhou King didn't know what he would do without Su Yu. The myriad races were strong. They seemed weak now, but that was because they had Su Yu as an opponent.

Standing before the human army, Great Zhou King faced the Human Mountain alone. Looking at the mountain and the deeply buried fear in the eyes of the Venerables on the mountain, he smiled.

"Everyone, it has been a hundred thousand years." Great Zhou King smiled. "A hundred thousand years. Ten human lords. Eight died in your hands. Bing Ku died. Dan Yu died. Minshan died. North Suppression died. South Pacifying died."

Great Zhou King sighed, "So much blood has been spilled. A hundred and nine human marquises remained from the ancient past. How many are still around? Hundreds of human Daofuses were produced over a hundred thousand years. How many are left? How many humans have the myriad races killed? The grudge between us is too deep. Nothing, not even the waters of the River of Time can wash it clean."

Tiangu's calm voice rang out, "Great Zhou King, this is war. How many of our people did humanity kill over the past hundred thousand years? How many of our heroes and how many of our talented youth died in your hands? Humanity has loomed over the myriad races since the ancient past. You are the invaders. We have merely been defending ourselves.

"When the crisis erupted among humanity with the departure of Culture King and Martial King, Human Emperor did not withdraw into the Human Realm and focus on defending humanity. Rather, he employed a trick to remove the various Emperors. Even when humanity was in crisis, he wished to continue dominating the Myriad Realms. We have merely been resisting.

"We only seek survival! We, too, fight for the future of our children! Our elders lived under the suppression of humanity. We spent a hundred thousand years fighting so as not to subject our children to the same cruel fate! We don't want them to be reduced to a second-tier citizen at birth!"

Tiangu roared himself hoarse, "Are we wrong to resist? You are the invaders! You are the aggressors! The Myriad Realms do not belong to humanity alone! It belongs to the myriad races. Humanity is part of the myriad races as well! Why must humanity dominate all the other races?"

Great Zhou King's cold response came, "Tiangu, these are your personal thoughts. Were the world at peace during the primordial past? At the time, humanity had yet to unify the Myriad Realms. How many powerhouses died during that time? How many talented youths died before growing to their full potential? In any case, this sky above us belongs to humanity. This ground below us belongs to humanity as well.

"You call yourselves immortals, divines, and devils. But go back far enough in time and try to deny that you were once humans. Many of the non-humanoid races originated from chaos beasts. But this world was not created by them. It was created by the Master of Time. Is the Master of Time a human? I believe so."

Great Zhou King's voice boomed out, "Thus, the rule of humanity is the true heaven's will of this world. This world has always been ours."

The battle had yet to erupt, but both sides were trying to gather legitimacy for their actions.

Who held the legitimacy here?

Which was the righteous side here?

Tiangu only said all that to express his stance. He continued, "Su Yu is a smart man. He can fight us and suffer heavy losses for it, but he won't gain anything. After all, he knows that our elders are all deep inside the River of Time, and they will be back soon.

"He won't benefit from a fight to the death with us right now. Great Zhou King, you're a smart one as well. The myriad races can still put up a fight. Anything is still possible."

Having said that, Tiangu offered a compromise, "We can promise that before the return of the Emperors, the myriad races will remain on the Myriad Race Mountain. We won't take a single step out.

"This promise will hold so long as Su Yu can promise to leave us alone as well. You can proceed to conquer the world or do whatever you want. We won't interfere. What do you think?"

Offering a compromise before actually fighting. This placed them on the back foot. The myriad races might even curse him for it. But he didn't care. If possible, he would accept this deal without the slightest hesitation. Unfortunately, he knew that it would be almost impossible for this deal to hold.

Sure enough, Great Zhou King's cold voice rang out, "Do you think that's possible?"

Tiangu sank into silence.

Great Zhou King raised his hand and roared, "His Majesty the Emperor Yu is willing to give you an opportunity. Single combat between generals. If you can last until the return of the Emperors, consider yourselves lucky. If not, die."

Tiangu's eyes flickered. What was the meaning of that?

Great Zhou King continued, "When we send a Venerable, you will send a Venerable. When we send a Daofuse, you will send a Daofuse. Their will decide their fate through their capabilities."

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