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Chapter 2344: Culture King's World (3)

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After a short pause, Su Yu exclaimed, "Holy shit!"

Great Zhou King blinked. What was it?

When he looked down, he didn't notice anything. But as he focused more, he muttered, "Heavenbridge, do you remember how the Sea of Stars looked way back then when it was on the ground?"

Heavenbridge Marquis thought about it and shook his head, "No."

"Don't you think that...this sea...looks like a shoe filled with water?"

Heavenbridge Marquis blanked out slightly. When he focused, he answered, "Yes."

Nobody had noticed before.

Su Yu's mouth twitched as he said, "Radiant King."

The two looked at him.

Su Yu said, "Back then, Radiant King lifted the Sea of Stars into the sky. Did Culture King replace the real sea with a fake sea at the time? In that case, it could only mean that Culture King had completed creation before Human Emperor."

Yes. He finally saw it. This Sea of Stars was Culture King's shoe. The shoe was filled with water. This was the so-called floating sea. Su Yu couldn't help but suspect that the shoe was already here when Radiant King first lifted the sea into the sky.

That event would be perfect for Culture King to hide the disturbance caused by the movement of his world.

Su Yu laughed, "How interesting. Is it possible that Radiant King was colluding with Culture King in this matter? Did he lift the sea to cover for Culture King?"

Su Yu looked at Great Zhou King and asked, "When did Radiant King lift the sea into the sky?"

Great Zhou King thought about it and answered, "Early Yong'an Calendar. At the time, Radiant King lifted the entire sea to please the Radiant Consort. It created massive disturbances. Of course, he also did it for the purpose of scaring the myriad races. That was a truly shocking feat, one that had caused a sea to stay floating even after a hundred thousand years..."

At the time, Radiant King was only a tier-two. But that was enough strength to achieve such a feat.

Su Yu laughed, "Interesting. Culture King might have completed his creation all the way back then."

He finally understood why nobody could find Culture King's world. Because his world was hidden right in the Allheaven Battlefield. Yes. It was that shocking.

It had been right before everyone's eyes. Everyone. Every single cultivator would enter the Allheaven Battlefield upon becoming a Sunmoon or an Eternal. And after entering the Allheaven Battlefield, one would naturally notice the floating sea in the sky.

In short, almost everyone had seen Culture King's world without knowing it.

Su Yu sighed, "How impressive. This is the perfect demonstration of hiding in plain sight. Everyone knows the story of how Radiant King had lifted the Sea of Stars. It seemed like a pointless action, but I suspect that he did that to cover for Culture King's creation. After all, an act of creation will create quite a lot of disturbance."

No wonder Human Emperor didn't know the location of Culture King's world.

Did Radiant King know about it? It was likely that not even Radiant King knew it. He only knew that he was covering for the creation, but he didn't know that his floating sea had been replaced.

Su Yu laughed again, "How interesting. His shoe, no, his world is hidden here. The river isn't even rejecting it."

Would it be fair to say that they were all swimming in Culture King's shoe when entering the Sea of Stars?

At the moment, the sea had only shaken slightly before revealing the shape of a shoe. However, the world had yet to show itself.

Su Yu smiled and landed on the ground again. At this point, Culture King's projection was already on the verge of fading away. It continued speaking smugly, "The various powerhouses of the Myriad Realms are all beneath my leg. Even Human Emperor is living under me. Am I impressive?"

Su Yu was stunned. His jaw dropped. Right, even the Luminous Domain Mansion was in the middle of the Sea of Stars.

He couldn't resist laughing again. "Truly impressive."

Just how strong was Culture King? Su Yu's curiosity was growing. Was Human Emperor really not aware of this? One ought to know that Human Emperor once lived in the Luminous Domain Mansion. At the moment, only two levels of the mansion remained. It still floated atop the Sea of Stars. The mansion was basically built atop Culture King's shoe.

Of course, it was pointless to find out which came first. But it was likely that the mansion came first, followed by the shoe. Human Emperor had basically lived on a shoe for many years.

Su Yu laughed, "Culture King is so evil."

Great Zhou King was rolling his eyes. No, that was not evil. That was someone bored out of his mind doing something stupid. That must be deliberate on Culture King's part. Every powerhouse in existence was living on his shoe. Was it enjoyable?

Su Yu was unsure if the others found it enjoyable. He only knew that Culture King found this enjoyable.

After spending some time laughing, Su Yu asked, "Is Culture King...stronger than Human Emperor?"

He looked at Great Zhou King. After a slight hesitation, Great Zhou King shook his head, "I'm unsure. At their level, that question can't be answered before a fight to the death. However, it is true that Culture King had a bigger reputation among the myriad races."

Su Yu nodded, "Perhaps Culture King is really stronger. He wouldn't have been able to hide this from Human Emperor otherwise. At the time, Human Emperor had probably not completed creation. In short, Human Emperor was slower than Culture King."

At that moment, the final bit of the fading projection spoke with a complicated tone, "It is very difficult to encroach upon the River of Time's territory. However, I insisted. Remember this, successor of pen dao. My strength, my prowess, it is something you will never be able to imagine. However, I have never been able to unleash my full strength since the River of Time has been suppressing me. And yet I must do this. I must have my own territory within the Myriad Realms.

"The three gates will open sooner or later. Regardless of whether it is Boss Xing Yu or me, we only want to establish a territory for humanity and ourselves. He decided to do it at an undeveloped land. That is essentially bowing. I don't bow. I insist on encroaching on the territory of the Master of Time. Hahaha!"

As of that moment, the scholarly bearing of the projection vanished, replaced by a wild and unrestrained bearing.

Su Yu's heart thumped. Culture King...he did this deliberately. He had picked this place deliberately. How bold. He was deliberately encroaching on the territory of the River of Time. But what was the purpose of that? What would he gain from that?

Su Yu thought about it. The benefits might be massive. Regardless of whether it was a conflict between the myriad races or the three gates, the various powerhouses would all gather in the Myriad Realms soon. And the main stage for all these people would be the Allheaven Battlefield, or Sea of Stars to be precise.

Yet Sea of Stars had been stealthily taken over by Culture King long ago. Thus, all those powerhouses would enter his world unknowingly.

Numerous ideas flickered in Su Yu's mind. How interesting. Was he preparing to take all of them down in one fell swoop? That was actually quite similar to Su Yu's previous plan. He planned to lure everyone into his world with the tea plant before wiping everyone out.

Su Yu's eyes flickered as he looked at the Sea of Stars again. The sea had regained its calm, as though the previous disturbance was a lie. Nobody seemed to have detected the short disturbance earlier.

Su Yu smiled, "This world is much stronger than mine."

It was true. Su Yu was still incapable of establishing his own territory within the River of Time's territory. More importantly, this was such a strategic location. The powerhouses of the three gates would most likely enter the Sea of Stars right after leaving the gates. The various realms or even the Upper Realm would be unsuitable for him.

The Upper Realm had thick ambient source qi, but that wasn't an area covered by the River of Time. Furthermore, Human Emperor's world was there. And now, even Su Yu's world was there as well. Those from the three gates would not go there. They also wouldn't enter the Death Realm.

But the Myriad Realms were very suitable for all of them. And the Sea of Stars was located right in the middle of the Myriad Realms.

Su Yu sighed.

Culture King was too strong. And that was not all. Back when he first made this plan, it probably wasn't even targeted at the three gates. Perhaps the myriad races were his initial targets.

Why? Because the Luminous Domain Mansion was here as well. Thus, it was likely that the myriad races were the initial targets of Culture King. But he had not proceeded to wipe out the myriad races before leaving.

Perhaps at that time, the three gates had already become his targets. He had to save this trump card for them. Only now did Su Yu understand just how impressive these ancient powerhouses were.

Both Culture King and Human Emperor had been plotting against the three gates. The disaster with the myriad races was merely a result of a series of unexpected accidents.

Without the unexpected disaster with the myriad races, Human Emperor and Culture King would respectively occupy the Sea of Stars and the Upper Realm. The moment those from the three gates emerged, they would end up entering the worlds of the two before being wiped out.

Great Zhou King, who was staring at the fading projection, asked, "Your Majesty, is Culture King saying that this place was a trap he prepared for the three gates?"

Su Yu nodded, "A pity."

He added, "If it weren't for the sudden accident involving Time Sage, Human Emperor would have completed his world by the time the three gates open. Those of the three gates won't be having that good of a time out here."

Su Yu laughed and continued, "It's fine. The plan can continue. In any case, we are the only ones aware of this. For now, we need to look for the core of this world. The power of Culture King's world is not leaking. The world is probably in a concealed state. Allow me to witness just how strong this world is."

***

A short moment later.

Su Yu reached the core of the world by following the shoe.

It felt as though he had stepped into a different reality. A golden shoe floated before him, a shoe containing a powerful force. Su Yu eyes gleamed as he gazed at the shoe. He could see over a thousand daos inside.

His expression changed slightly. But next, he laughed, "Well, Human Emperor is quite embarrassing, it seems."

Excluding the Master of Death, who focused on a single dao, Human Emperor had the most incomplete world compared with all the other Creators.

"Culture King might really be stronger than Human Emperor."

Su Yu sighed. How embarrassing of Human Emperor. But both Great Zhou King and Heavenbridge were too distracted to focus on what Su Yu was saying. Both were staring at the floating shoe. It was...quite small. It was as though an entire world was contained within that tiny shoe. Despite its size, the two could feel the terrifying power within the shoe.

Great Zhou King couldn't resist mumbling, "How patient. I believe Culture King is very accomplished in the patient dao as well. His world has never been utilized or exposed even after so many years."

Culture King would have been able to demonstrate a far higher level of strength back then if he was willing to reveal his world.

Su Yu laughed. Yes, but that was because Culture King had a much bigger ambition. The reveal was reserved for when he could do something truly major.

This was quite similar to Su Yu. How? Well, Su Yu had gone upstream without the tea plant. He was still keeping his plan in reserve.

But now, he realized that Culture King had a far bigger trap brewing. This was someone preparing to wipe out the powerhouses of all three gates in one fell swoop.

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