Tribulation of Myriad Races

The many Invincibles started extending their senses everywhere in search for Su Yu. As for Su Yu, he couldn't afford to wait any longer. He had to deal with the tribulation.

"You must be punished!"

One after another, the crimson men charged toward Su Yu.

They weren't attacking with only their bare hands. They were using weapons, and some were even using willpower to attack.

One of the crimson men roared, causing Su Yu's sea of willpower to tremble and his vision to blur. Next, a crimson man appeared before him. Both the crimson man and Su Yu were fighting with the strength of eighth-stage Sunmoons, yet the crimson man was able to send Su Yu flying with a single punch.

Su Yu, who was coughing blood, was greatly alarmed. What?

Grandstar's voice rang out, "Keep this fight short. They are recovering. These are the incarnations of the legislators from the ancient Myriad Race Assembly. Kill them before they can recover more of their strength or you will die!"

"..."

Just what the hell was this?

Myriad Race Assembly?

Su Yu didn't understand, but he didn't need to understand. He only needed to do one thing: kill!

Sky Sundering Saber!

A gigantic saber rose into the sky. Everyone within a radius of ten thousand kilometers saw that saber. Next, an ancient city could be seen for only a split second before it vanished again.

Moments later, numerous experts arrived. But the city was already gone.

"Give chase!"

Numerous people were surprised and confused. This was only a weaponsmithing session. How did Su Yu provoke the appearance of so many Pseudo Emperors and a kill order against him?

***

Heavenly Hunt Pavilion.

The Heaven Department head was also giving chase while using the palace as the vehicle. The Earth Department head asked in astonishment, "Just what is going on here?"

The Heaven Department head said, "For going against the ancient laws, Su Yu has provoked the blood tribulation of the assembly. This is a sign that he is evil beyond redemption. All races are duty-bound to eliminate him. This involves some secrets of the ancient past. Tiangu is aware of those secrets. Thus, he won't spare Su Yu. Both the book and Su Yu are intolerable. That is Tiangu's choice. Su Yu...might be related to the Time Sage."

"Time Sage?"

The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was the number one intelligence organization in existence. Yet their many Invincibles were confused upon hearing that term.

The Heaven Department head explained, "That's all I know, nothing else. Perhaps the East Spire head knows more. Tiangu and the others probably don't know much either. However, it is clear the book Su Yu is forging is very problematic."

"Can he survive?"

"Yeah. He was surrounded by more than ten crimson men before he vanished. Each of them is an eighth or ninth-stage Sunmoon."

"He is a person of great fortune. Blessed by luck, he might yet survive. That is why Tiangu has issued a kill order in the event he survives the tribulation. If he can survive even a tribulation like that, he will grow into the biggest threat of the myriad races."

"..."

All the Invincibles looked at each other in confusion. After some time, someone said, "Isn't this a good thing? Su Yu can't die. Don't forget that the pavilion pursues chaos. Only then can we maximize our benefits. With Su Yu dead, the Myriad Realms will return to peace. He will serve our goals better by staying alive."

"Are you a human?"

"What nonsense is that? I suspect you're the human here!"

"Why are you speaking for Su Yu if you're not a human?"

"Are you stupid? He will benefit us more alive. In any case, he's also an elder of the pavilion. How am I a human just because I'm speaking for him?"

"..."

"Enough!" The Heaven Department head shut them up and said, "We'll react depending on how things develop. That is all."

That ended the argument.

***

At the same time, the experts of the various realms were discussing this matter.

What was it this time?

If Su Yu was forging a weapon, everyone only needed to watch the show. Even if he could forge a heaven weapon, what was the big deal? It wasn't like there was no other heaven weapon in existence.

It would only be a big deal if he could forge a divine weapon. Why were the Pseudo Emperors reacting so strongly when it was only an earth weapon?

***

Eastrift Valley.

Great Qin King was frowning. After a long while, he ordered, "Search for Grandstar City and determine if Su Yu is still alive. Great Zhou King, investigate this matter. I want to know the origin of the crimson men. What manner of ancient laws are they? Find out about Su Yu's book as well. How did it trigger such a reaction from the laws?"

Great Zhou King said, "This might be the ancient Myriad Race Blood Tribulation. As for the book...I'll try my best to find out more."

"Myriad Race Blood Tribulation..."

Great Qin King asked, "What does that mean?"

"It points to an existence that must be erased to preserve the Myriad Realms."

"What a joke." Great Qin King snorted, "It's nothing but a joke. Ignore it."

How could one man and one book threaten the Myriad Realms? He did not believe in something that ridiculous. The ancient past was an era with a higher number of experts, but that did not mean that the ancient past was always right.

***

While everyone was talking about Su Yu.

Su Yu was coughing blood.

Boom!

He continued fighting the crimson men above the ancient city. He suffered from his lack of speed compared to the crimson men. Fortunately, the crimson men were mere puppets. He was able to take advantage of their lack of intelligence to put up a decent fight.

However, the crimson men were still continuing to grow. The heavenly laws would constantly supply them with power and energy. It would be impossible to defeat them through exhaustion.

According to Grandstar, the crimson men would not disappear unless they were defeated. They would attack relentlessly until either Su Yu or the book was eliminated. After paying such a high price to forge the book, Su Yu would not give up on it. Furthermore, it was going to be his dao weapon.

The battle continued.

Su Yu was able to showcase his incredible defensive prowess against these crimson men. Alas, he was lacking in speed. Not even consuming blood essence could push his speed to the level of an eighth-stage Sunmoon. Only his offensive strength had been pushed to that level.

Fortunately, he had plenty of blood essence. After consuming the blood essence of a race specializing in speed, he was able to raise his speed as well.

Boom!

As the battle progressed, Su Yu's body started transforming.

Finally, the seventy-second body forging was complete.

A large amount of source qi started converging around him. The source qi was so dense that it even turned into liquid before raining down on the ancient city.

Su Yu's entire body shone with a bright, golden radiance.

Ancient music rang out in the sky, seemingly to congratulate Su Yu for his breakthrough.

Back then, he completed his grand cycle acupoints and received the blessing of the ancient Emperor.

Now, he completed his seventy-two forgings to produce yet another heavenly phenomenon.

Everyone in the ancient city was greeted with a shocking sight. Red, gold, and white swirled above the city.

Heavenly laws.

The red laws wanted to kill Su Yu. But when the phenomenon appeared, the red laws were suppressed. At the same time, Su Yu's body was strengthening rapidly. One multicolored cloud after another appeared in the sky. Slowly, the multicolored clouds came together to form a sentence.

Completion of Skysoar forging. The Human Emperor sends his blessings.

That was not all. Even more multicolored clouds appeared. Instead of forming yet another sentence, they formed a gigantic iron devourer in the sky.

The massive iron devourer was also a manifestation of the laws.

Its emotionless eyes gazed upon Su Yu before it declared, "Celebration."

At that, a large amount of heavenly source qi and heavenearth profound light fell from the sky.

Su Yu's exhausted source qi was instantly replenished. The multicolored clouds sent by the Human Emperor also transformed into numerous recovery treasures before descending upon Su Yu.

Su Yu did not hesitate to start using the treasures on the book.

Since he didn't know the grand cycle cultivation method, he wouldn't be able to advance into the Cloudbreach Realm. It would be a waste for him to use these treasures on his body. He only used enough to replenish his source qi and willpower.

The rest of the treasures were used on his book. As his dao weapon, its growth would be equal to his growth. Instantly, the 106th golden stripe appeared on the book, followed by the 107th and 108th golden stripes.

Then, Su Yu roared and threw a punch at a crimson man who was being slightly suppressed by the heavenly phenomenon. Numerous phenomena filled the sky.

In one corner, the crimson men converged. In another corner, the blessings of the ancient Human Emperor converged. And in a different corner, the blessings of the iron devourer converged.

Even Su Yu himself was slightly stunned. Just what was going on here? The phenomena were clashing against each other.

Grandstar's voice rang out again, "Kid...you are too abnormal. Hurry up! Take this chance and kill them while they are occupied by the Human Emperor's laws and forge your dao weapon. Fuse the power of the laws into the weapon before you continue your forging."

Su Yu was alarmed. Was that possible? It felt as though Grandstar was even more imaginative than him.

Even with the suppression on them, the crimson men were still incredibly powerful. Apart from the characters sent by the Human Emperor, the iron devourer in the sky was also attacking them.

Boom!

Su Yu did not even need to do any prodding for the ancient heavenly laws to clash against each other.

Noticing what was happening, he raised his aura and threw a punch as well.

A crimson man was blasted away by his punch. Without any hesitation, he stuffed the blood flowing out of the crimson man's body into his book. Instantly, the book started stirring. With his teeth clenched, he roared and slammed his hammer down.

On top of the 108 golden stripes, an incomplete golden stripe appeared. This was the mark that the weapon was about to become an embryonic heaven weapon.

Su Yu inhaled in shock at the ferocity of the power of the laws. Just a tiny bit of the crimson man's power was already enough to forge an incomplete golden stripe.

Zhao Li's expression had been changing repeatedly as well. At this moment, he shouted, "What are you blanking out for? Hurry up! While the laws are still around, kill them and fuse them into your weapon! This is your chance to push your weapon into an embryonic divine weapon!"

This was an opportunity. A crisis had actually turned into an opportunity for him. He was truly loved by luck. That was the thought of the other weaponsmiths in the city.

Just moments ago, Su Yu had been in great trouble. He was on the verge of dying. But out of nowhere, he completed his seventy-two body forgings and triggered a heavenly phenomenon. The heavenly phenomenon was also sent by the ancient heavenly laws. Instead of helping the heavenly laws that were already here to punish Su Yu, the latecomers had clashed against them instead.

The heavenly laws that were here first enjoyed a numerical advantage with their many crimson men. Meanwhile, the latecomers only consisted of the Human Emperor's blessings and the iron devourer.

It was worth noting that the gigantic iron devourer in the sky was also excessively ferocious. With one swipe of its claws, space itself was ripped apart. The Human Emperor's blessings were also giving the crimson men a terrible beating. Both of them were incomparably powerful.

The Human Emperor's blessings alone might not be enough to fully suppress the crimson men. But the iron devourer was also helping. Thus, the crimson men were starting to be pushed back.

Even as they clashed, the laws continued to reinforce them with more power.

Su Yu didn't even know what to think anymore. He only knew that he couldn't have picked a more perfect moment to complete his body forging. Different heavenly laws would actually clash against each other.

He did not waste this opportunity and continued attacking the crimson men. At the same time, his body was still reinforcing itself.

Seventy-two forgings.

At thirty-six forgings, he had received a unique ability. A defensive barrier had formed on his skin. It would always be around, as though it was born with him.

As his advancement transformed his body, he could feel more changes.

His bones, flesh, and meridians were transforming as well.

Even the layer of defensive barrier on his skin was being strengthened.

Su Yu only spared a tiny bit of his attention to the changes in his body. Most of his attention was occupied elsewhere.

As the heavenly laws clashed against each other, they started dissipating away. That was naturally not what Su Yu wanted to see. He needed the power of these tribulations to strengthen his book.

After grabbing a random clump of crimson mist, he threw it into his book before slamming his hammer down. Yet another incomplete golden stripe appeared.

Done with that, he shot up and flew toward a different crimson man. At the same time, Zhao Li soared into the sky as well and roared, "Pick up the pace! I'll help you with the forging!"

"Thank you, Teacher."

Zhao Li said nothing and focused on slamming his hammer down on the book, forging it while Su Yu was busy with the crimson men. He constantly coughed blood from the powerful recoils of the weapon.

Meanwhile, Su Yu glanced around before gnashing his teeth and charging toward the crimson men. He attacked like a madman, punching, kicking, and even biting.

After ripping an arm off a crimson man with his mouth, he tossed the severed arm down at the book. Zhao Li, who was still coughing blood, continued forging the weapon. More and more incomplete golden stripes appeared on the book.

111 stripes. 112 stripes.

At this point, Zhao Li was starting to reach his limits.

Right at that moment, Su Yu ripped a tiny part off the Human Emperor's blessings in the sky and tossed it at Zhao Li. "Teacher, eat it!"

"..."

When he saw Zhao Li blanking out, he said, "This is my reward. You can eat it to recover."

He had thought that Zhao Li was doubting him.

But instead, Zhao Li scolded him, "You are a scumbag! How can you harm your comrade-in-arms?"

"..."

It was Su Yu's turn to be stunned. What comrade-in-arms? That was his reward from the heavenly laws. It belonged to him. It was meant to be eaten all along. What was the issue here?

It was merely helping him with his enemies temporarily. He was only letting his teacher eat some because his teacher was injured.