Published at 4th of October 2026 6:53 am

Chapter 2306: Dark Clouds (1)

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A general plan had been established, but the minute details had yet to be hashed out. That would require more time. Then again, this was their first meeting. It was already far beyond expectation for them to reach an understanding so soon.

Both were quite satisfied with the meeting. They planned to talk again soon. After all, both had their preparations to make after reaching this initial understanding.

Just as the two were about to leave, the distant Great Ming King exclaimed with joy, "Ancestor! Is the great-great-great-great-great grandmother still around as well?"

"Ancestor, you don't know this, but we never forgot worshipping our ancestors every season! Not a single one of our ancestors has ever been excluded, including you!"

"Ancestor, since finding out that you're still alive, I have changed my title to Little Ming (Radiant) King! How can I call myself Great Radiant when Radiant is still around?"

"..."

An excited conversation was ongoing. Great Ming King was the main speaker. Xia Longwu was stiff, so he was cold even toward Battle King. In comparison, Great Ming King was overly friendly when he met his ancestor.

Su Yu's eyes flickered, while Human Emperor smiled with amusement.

Impressive.

Sure enough, the Zhu Family was good at educating their juniors.

Right at that moment, Great Ming King's joyous voice rang out again, "Ancestor! The Zhu Family has spread our branches far and wide! I even produced a bunch of Daofuses for you! Alas, we're lacking in resources. Otherwise, they would have all grown into Masters of Laws! They would have all been here to witness our great and mighty ancestor!"

"..."

Radiant King was staring with stupefaction. How many generations were they apart? Were they supposed to be so close after so many generations?

"Ancestor, I understand that you manage the logistics here. You don't know this, but your great-great-great-great-great-grandson, or me, to be precise, rose to power through logistics! You seem tired, Ancestor! Do you need help, Ancestor? I can help with the menial tasks or something. Seems like this is the unique trait of our bloodline! I have inherited your expertise in logistics management! I'm managing the logistics for His Majesty the Emperor Yu as well. I am very good at this job!"

"..."

Human Emperor laughed and gave Su Yu a deep gaze. So? What was this guy trying to do now? Was this guy trying to take control over his logistics right after arriving? Sure, they were all supreme powerhouses. But after so many years, they were quite lacking in some key resources as well. For example, cultivation and healing resources. Of course, they weren't really broke.

They still had plenty of high-tier weapons, corpses of powerhouses, dao comprehension, and the daos they stripped off their opponents. Most of these treasures were stored in the treasury. And the treasury was under Radiant King's control.

Great Ming King understood that. After so many years of battle without any replenishment from home, the management of their resources would be centralized. This was necessary in wartime.

Thus, he knew that Radiant King was managing a bunch of treasures. After so many years of battle, many myriad race powerhouses had died. What happened to their corpses?

Their weapons?

Their daos?

Their blood essence?

These treasures were definitely under Radiant King's management.

Thus, Great Ming King had zero hesitation in reuniting with his ancestor. As far as he was concerned, Xia Longwu was stupid. Battle King looked like such an easy ancestor to scam, but Xia Longwu was too dumb to do so. Instead, he swung his blade at his ancestor. What a bad thing to do.

Even now, he was still standing there stiffly. Sure enough, the Xias were nothing. The Zhus were still better. Meanwhile, Radiant King was caught completely by surprise. He was left speechless. What was he supposed to do here? Should he acknowledge this...great-great-great-great-something grandson?

Right now, this descendant was offering to help. Perhaps before long, this descendant would ask him to retire.

"It's fine. I can handle the job myself—"

"How can that be? Others will think that your descendants are unfilial for letting you work so hard! My great-great-great-great-great grandma is still around! Ancestor, I believe I need to make time to visit the great ancestral grandma and give her a good kowtow. The Zhu Family is a refined family of traditions. Etiquette must always be observed."

Great Ming King was very friendly. Very filial. He was offering to pay his respects to his ancestral grandmother. Radiant King resisted the urge to roll his eyes.

To the side, Battle King felt a sudden sense of joy. That descendant of his...was rather stiff. But upon seeing the Zhu descendant...wow. He found himself loving his descendant! Yes, that was how a Xia should be!

Fortunately for him, Marquis Xia wasn't around. To the side, Xia Longwu stood stiffly without saying anything. He looked down on the shamelessness of the Zhus.

But at the same time, he felt a tiny bit of envy. Why? Because Great Ming King was so overly friendly that Radiant King had no choice but to give him a gift for their first meeting. No matter what, Great Ming King was a Master of Law. Thus, the gift must also be something befitting of his status.

The gift was a formation plate. The moment it appeared, it illuminated the area. Its presence even caused the river to shake slightly. Clearly, it was a great treasure.

Not far away, Su Yu couldn't resist laughing in amusement.

Human Emperor was amused as well. He said, "A great treasure. This is a formation plate Radiant King has used for many years. It has the ability of stabilization. It can stabilize the river, the world, the stars... By the way, this was the plate he used to raise the Sea of Stars previously.

"It can even stabilize seas of willpower. How surprising that he's giving it away. This guy has always been a stingy one. Looks like...it's not always a good thing for your descendants to inherit your most prominent trait."

This was way too amusing. This was his first time seeing Radiant King in such a sorry state. This was not something one could resolve through intelligence. What was one supposed to do when a friendly, passionate, and filial descendant was standing before one?

Scold him?

Beat him up?

Kick him off?

That...would be inappropriate!

Even knowing that this so-called filial descendant was only here to ask for benefits, one could only accept it.

Su Yu grinned, "Yes, Great Ming King has always been a filial one. There's no helping it."

He walked over and laughed, "Great Ming King, stop bothering Radiant King. Look at General Longwu. He's so stern. It is true that honesty is the easiest way to lose out. Do you see General Longwu praising his ancestor's treasured blade and asking for it as a gift for their first meeting? No, right?"

Battle King's mouth twitched. No, stop. Please. That blade...couldn't be given away! Also, this descendant of his had been swinging a blade at him not long ago. Was he supposed to repay that with a gift?

Nope!

Su Yu did not mind the lack of reaction. Instead, he laughed and continued, "Calm down, everyone. The ancestors here did not abandon us deliberately. They have all been fighting hard on the front lines.

"Yes, our lives have been hard back home. Growing up without a father or a mother. Growing up without love. Growing up amid countless hardships. But we survived, right? We have survived a hundred thousand years of hardships. There is no need for us to embarrass ourselves by clinging to our past."

With a sigh, Su Yu continued, "If possible, give your ancestors a good kowtow as a show of filial piety. Forget about the past. Forget about what the myriad races did to us. Forget about the countless lives lost in their hands. Swallow your bitterness. You're not children anymore. Learn to rely on yourselves instead of your ancestors.

"General Longwu, don't ever learn from Great Ming King. Your father died in battle when you were still a child. At a young age, you were hunted by the myriad races. When you were advancing into an Eternal as a Sunmoon, the myriad races sent seventy to eighty Eternals to kill you. Don't mind all of that. Those are your accomplishments. Your war merits. It wasn't like all that happened to you because of Battle King."

Battle King's expression changed slightly as he said awkwardly, "Things...weren't that bad, right? Why would a single Sunmoon attract so much attention?"

Were they really so miserable? Why was he starting to feel sympathy for them? Were they really so pitiful?

Xia Longwu remained indifferent. Noticing Battle King's gaze, a slight smile finally formed on his stiff face, "No...Your Majesty, you are exaggerating things. It was only forty to fifty Eternals. And they weren't even there for me alone. At the time, you were only a Mountainsea. Yet you managed to save me from a fate of sure death. In terms of suffering, you suffered more than me."

Battle King stiffened. So that really happened?

Even Human Emperor was surprised. When he looked at Su Yu, Su Yu merely smiled, "For me, that was not suffering. I was already used to such a life. Back during my time in Great Xia, I dared to kill Sunmoon at the Mental Tempering Stage. As a Mountainsea, I naturally--no, forget about that. Let's stop living in the past."

Battle King grew more and more awkward. Should he...present his descendant with a gift or something as well? But what could he give? He was so poor.

After some thought, he laughed awkwardly and said, "Treasures are external objects. I can see that your mastery over the saber dao is decent. Perhaps...I can grant you some of my saber comprehension. You can...study my dao comprehension..."

The more he spoke, the more awkward he felt. Thus, he hurriedly recorded his comprehension before passing it over.

This time, Xia Longwu's interest was piqued. He did not refuse the gift. Rather, he accepted it and said awkwardly, "Thank you...A...Ancestor."

He was finding it very hard to call a stranger his ancestor.

Battle King was awkward. Xia Longwu was awkward. Radiant King was awkward. Great Ming King was laughing like a baby as he held Radiant King's hand affectionately. Radiant King didn't even know what he could do anymore. Eventually, he sent Human Emperor a silent cry for help with his eyes.

Good heavens!

Help!

Let's go back!

This great-great-great-great-something grandson of his, who was hundreds of years old, was holding his hand. This felt so awkward!

Amused, Human Emperor coughed and said, "Su Yu, you will need to stay here for a bit. We can't be gone for long. Battle King needs to return soon. Xing Yue can stay here and spend some time with you guys. We can talk more later."

Su Yu smiled, "Sure. We do have more to discuss."

"In that case, we'll be leaving for now."

At this point, even Human Emperor was starting to feel slightly uncomfortable. He noticed a lot of gazes on him. He didn't know why those people were staring at him, but he knew that running wouldn't be the wrong choice here.

With that, the three rushed off without giving them the chance to say more. They looked somewhat sorry. Even when Battle King was beaten up previously, he did not look this sorry. As for Radiant King, he was more flustered than calm.

***

As they departed, Great Ming King waved at them longingly and said, "Ancestor, I'll be visiting you and my ancestral grandma soon. Tell ancestral grandma to not be too courteous. I will only accept one meeting gift from her, no more than that."

In short, he was asking for another gift.

To the side, Xia Longwu stood stiffly. When he noticed Great Ming King's gaze on him, his face twitched. Nope. That was too embarrassing. He couldn't bring himself to ask for more from his ancestor.

When the three were finally gone, everyone started laughing.

Great Qin King rolled his eyes and said, "You sure are shameless."

Great Ming King snorted, "Only a fool wouldn't take advantage of that. Blame yourself for not having a powerful ancestor. Look at this formation plate. What a treasure!

"I feel like it is powerful enough to protect my sea of willpower from the attacks of a tier-three Master of Law. I can bait an attack in from a tier-three before killing them while they're unprepared. This is basically a second life. What do you know?"

Great Qin King was left speechless.

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