Published at 24th of October 2026 6:30 am

Chapter 2346: Terrifying Growth (2)

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Su Yu said, "My world has yet to produce such a spirit. Heavenly Overseer Marquis is the temporary guardian. He has the fortune of my world, but he isn't related to the essence of my world. Fortune is powerful, but that isn't my dao. Otherwise, he would probably turn into someone like you."

The book spirit said, "I see. But Master didn't leave anything behind before leaving..."

Su Yu shook his head, "Because you might not have developed your sentience before his departure. According to Fat Ball, you only came into being after his departure. But he was definitely aware that you would become a spirit sooner or later."

Su Yu continued, "This is a good thing."

Very good.

Su Yu said, "Senior, Culture King is not here. Thus, you are a pseudo master of this world. I have a similar arrangement in place for Human Emperor, but his world does not require a temporary master since he is around. But you...can control this world, and it might grant you an incredible level of strength. After all, this is Culture King's world."

Could this world release the strength of a tier-one?

Only now did Su Yu fully understand just how devious Culture King was. He had actually created a separation between his world and the world spirit. And the brutal, honest truth was that this was also a form of protection against the spirit itself.

This would prevent the spirit from taking over his world after his prolonged absence. That could happen. The Master of the Departed was the best example. Under Su Yu's instigation, that spirit was starting to develop treacherous thoughts against the Master of Death. This would probably create a tiny trouble for the Master of Death after his return.

Then again, this was understandable. If Su Yu had to leave for a prolonged time, he would definitely not allow Heavenly Overseer Marquis to remain fully himself all the time. He would be on guard against the possibility of having his world stolen by the spirit. He only needed the spirit to wake up when the world was in crisis.

For example, after the fake freedom dao of Culture King's world was exposed, it reacted by summoning the book spirit back. With the book spirit around, it was as though the master of the world had returned.

Su Yu smiled with amusement and said, "Senior, why don't we have some fun? I wish to see just how powerful Culture King's world is. This is the best chance since there are currently no powerhouses in the Myriad Realms. We don't have to worry about exposure."

When there were powerhouses around, any movement or activation of this world could be detected easily. But Su Yu was currently the strongest powerhouse in the Myriad Realms, so that wasn't something they needed to worry about.

Even now, the book spirit was still digesting the information and feedback from the world. Hearing Su Yu's words, he said, "We shouldn't, Your Majesty—"

"Come on, let's try. I'm very curious about Culture King's world."

The book spirit hesitated. Was this a good idea?

"Let's give it a try."

Not giving the book spirit the chance to reply, Su Yu reached over to catch him. With a flicker, the book spirit vanished.

Su Yu's eyes flickered with interest. From how easily the book spirit had escaped him, it was clear the book spirit had received feedback from the world and learned to control the power of the world.

"There is no need for this, Your Majesty..."

The book spirit reappeared elsewhere. Su Yu's eyes gleamed a chain manifested to lock the book spirit down. The book spirit reacted by sending his own chain forth. Instantly, Su Yu's chain was chained down by the world's chain.

"Hmm?"

Su Yu's eyes widened slightly. Stronger than him? Well, that was to be expected, but it was so rude to lock his chain down like this!

"Teleport."

Su Yu vanished. The book spirit shook his head and vanished as well.

Then, the two reappeared. Why? Because Su Yu had been squeezed out by space itself. Meanwhile, the book spirit had reappeared voluntarily.

Su Yu raised his brow and said, "Frost."

Instantly, the world was frozen over. But immediately after, all the frost vanished. Instead, Su Yu's body started freezing over.

"Petrify."

Only a leg of the book spirit was petrified when Su Yu found that he was being petrified as well. An odd expression covered his face. Did Culture King's world contain the same daos as his?

How impressive.

It was truly impressive that Culture King had grasped so many daos. The book spirit was merely an agent of Culture King here, but he was indeed demonstrating Culture King's mastery over these daos.

Lightning bolts.

Five elements.

Yin and yang.

Boom!

The world shook as the book spirit responded with the same daos.

At this point, Su Yu was starting to grow competitive. Fine. At this point, it almost seemed like they had the same daos. Yet Su Yu was the one with the weaker cultivation. At this rate, he might really lose. However, it was unlikely that Culture King would have every single dao he had.

"Die!"

Death descended. With a wave of Su Yu's hand, a thick wave of death power swept out. The book spirit frowned before releasing a wave of death as well. However, Su Yu laughed and said, "Fake. It merely has the shell of death, but it's not real death. This is nether death."

And then, Su Yu followed with life power, merging life and death together against the nether death.

The world split into two realities. One with blooming flowers and one with withering life.

And then, extermination swept over everything.

The book spirit's eyes flickered as he released a sudden burst of power. Next, Su Yu sensed an intense suppression descending on him, pushing him down from peak tier-two to initial tier-two.

The book spirit wasted no time and manifested a book before turning it into a cage around Su Yu.

That was not all. Another pair of shoes appeared in the sky.

And it seemed as though a giant was wearing this pair. With a rumble, the giant stomped down on Su Yu.

Looking at the flattened Su Yu, the book spirit hurriedly withdrew the dao power and said, "Your Majesty, I said no! See, you're now flat!"

Instantly, Su Yu returned to normal as he flashed an unfriendly smile, "Are you sure? Did that happen?"

"..."

The book spirit was rendered speechless. How could he not be sure if he saw it with his own eyes?

However, the book spirit was smart enough to know that this wasn't the time to provoke Su Yu. He coughed and said, "I must have seen wrongly."

Only then did Su Yu's smile return to normal. "You are definitely as strong as a tier-one in here."

The book spirit wasn't sure about it, but he nodded, "It is likely that most people will be greatly suppressed by me in here. The suppression on you is actually quite lax compared to what it's supposed to do."

Su Yu lamented, "What a surprise."

What a surprise that there was a spirit in Culture King's world. And the spirit was someone Su Yu had known for a long time. In that case, would the book spirit regain his power automatically when he was in a crisis?

If that was the case, it signified that any crisis for humanity wouldn't really be a crisis, as Culture King's world would awaken when things were desperate enough.

"Culture King truly has a lot of contingencies."

This might be the final trump card left for humanity. When humanity was really facing extermination, the book spirit might awaken. And supported by Culture King's world, how many people could defeat him?

Tier one.

Even if the book spirit couldn't fully control the world, he was definitely capable of fighting with the strength of a tier-one. Furthermore, he could also suppress his opponents depending on the location of the battle.

If the location was the Sea of Stars...the world would be able to subject the entire sea to its influence.

Su Yu licked his lips and smiled, "Interesting."

He looked at the book spirit and said, "I returned to further strengthen myself. But surprisingly, I found Culture King's world and awakened you. With your awakening, I believe you'll remain a tier-two like me even after leaving this world."

The book spirit was actually a world spirit. For some reason, Culture King seemed to love creating spirits.

Heavenly Overseer Marquis, Soy Bun, book spirit...

He had created a bunch of spirits. This was something ordinary people wouldn't bother doing. But Culture King's dao involved the search for truth. Thus, his action was understandable.

He was a pure researcher.

A seeker of truth.

It wouldn't be surprising for a mad researcher to create a bunch of spirits.

"Teacher Bai..."

Suddenly, Su Yu thought of someone. His teacher. His pitifully weak teacher.

Su Yu found that among those in the multiple character faction, Bai Feng was the true spiritual successor of Culture King.

Bai Feng was also a lover of white robes.

When Su Yu first saw Bai Feng, he had killed a Skysoar while clad in fluttering white robes. Since that day, Su Yu started believing that white was the greatest color of all.

Bai Feng had countless white robes, and he would wear his white robes everywhere. At one point, Su Yu even wondered if Bai Feng was wearing the same set of white robes without washing it.

Bai Feng was good at research. In truth, the foundation of many of the things Su Yu knew now came from Bai Feng's research. If it wasn't for his weak strength, he would have started researching the various daos long ago.

Now that Su Yu had comprehended the essence of Culture King's dao, he suddenly found that Bai Feng was the one who resembled Culture King the most. Many people had been neglecting him because he was too weak. But many of the things Su Yu knew were learned from Bai Feng.

"Interesting."

Su Yu laughed again and looked at the book spirit. "Can you still leave?"

The book spirit nodded, "Yes, but now that I know what I am, I can't leave rashly anymore. Master's world has lacked care for many years. After my awakening, I can't risk myself as when something bad happens to me, it might also result in the collapse of the world."

Su Yu chuckled, "There is no need for you to worry about all that. At the moment, I'm in need of powerhouses. And you're a free gift for me."

Just then, Su Yu's eyes flickered as he sat down cross-legged. Return had been transmitting Culture King's package all along. And now, it had finally been completed.

***

Su Yu appeared before the Heaven Gate projection.

A ball of light was approaching him. When he caught it, he smiled. He could sense the power of pen dao from the ball.

Interesting.

Culture King had sealed the ball with the pen dao. This signified that Return had not stolen anything from the package. Otherwise, the seal would have been broken. Then again, that might be something Culture King could sense, and Return would be in deep trouble after that.

After all, both of them were currently within the Heaven Gate.

"Sealed with the power of pen dao. Looks like he knows I'm the one making this request."

Culture King must have guessed his identity. It was true that at times, words were not needed for the smart to reach an understanding. The moment Su Yu removed the seal, a surging power rushed out of it. Dao power. Countless daos.

Su Yu's expression changed. How strong. And so many of them.

At that moment, Return's voice rang out, "Su Yu, the transmission has been completed. I have fulfilled my end of the deal. Next, I'll have some people transmit some dao power to you. You will also receive some law fragments. I hope you will fulfill your end of the bargain as well."

Su Yu smiled, "Don't worry about it."

"I'll be leaving for now."

"Sure."

With Su Yu's nonchalant reply, Return left. He was so tired he felt like he was going to die, but he was also greatly excited. His clone had finished taking form. Su Yu had really not bothered to stop him.

In truth, he wasn't in a rush to attend the so-called forum he was organizing. It wouldn't happen so soon. Rather, he was in a rush to take a look at the Myriad Realms. Before long, Return found a suitable location to stop temporarily. There, he sat down cross-legged. Then, he withdrew his attention, focusing on the clone.

He could see it! The Myriad Realms!

An incredible sight.

Prosperous.

Bright.

Beautiful.

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