Chapter 166 - 100: All Living Beings’ Fortune (Part 3)
Chapter 166: Chapter 100: All Living Beings’ Fortune (Part 3)
"Hurry."
Countless figures, be they nobles and royals or humble street vendors, now soared through the air, converging from all directions. They gathered to watch the lone person upon the Beheading Platform.
Some were Grandmasters, others were at the First-Grade Peak.
In the shadows.
Experts of the Innate Realm watched as well.
However.
They dared not reveal themselves, fearing they would become entangled in the karma of it all.
’The powers of the world converge, all for one man.’
’And the people are singing his praises, worshiping him!’
’The shifting tides of the world are but a toy in his palm, for him to manipulate at will.’
’Of all the heroes throughout the Five Hundred Years of Great Yu—an era that produced a ceaseless stream of brilliant figures, like a river teeming with fish, and even gave birth to two venerables and the Three Immortals—I feel that none can hold a candle to him.’
An Innate Realm expert exclaimed in admiration.
The other Innate Realm experts remained silent. Some were scornful, while others agreed.
「At this moment.」
The powerful and noble had gathered in droves.
The Cultivators were numberless.
"Huzi!"
"Tell me what wrongs you have suffered."
"Doctor Xuu will see that you get justice!"
On the Beheading Platform, Su Chen spoke the same words as before, but now they carried a completely different weight.
He was the Human Sword Immortal.
With a single sword strike, he could dazzle the heavens and drain the world of its color.
Without him even realizing it.
After more than thirty years of cultivation.
He had long ago become a figure who could stir the tides of the world, an existence that no one could afford to ignore.
And he.
Was only at Great First Grade Perfection.
He could still ascend to greater heights.
"D-Doctor Xuu..."
Huzi was stunned.
He had entertained many theories.
Perhaps Doctor Xuu was an Ancient Immortal wandering the mortal realm for amusement, or a recently awakened Ancient Grandmaster, or maybe...
But he had never, ever guessed that Doctor Xuu was actually the Wind Snow Sword Immortal.
The meek Doctor Xuu, who didn’t even dare to resist when local thugs extorted protection money from him—how could he possibly be the Wind Snow Sword Immortal?!
It turned out.
The Wind Snow Sword Immortal he had revered since his youth had been right in front of him this whole time.
For three years.
All the pain and grievances he had bottled up burst forth in that one moment.
’It turned out he wasn’t some worthless peon with no one to rely on. On the contrary, his connections reached the heavens, his backer was unshakably powerful, his support so immense it was terrifying.’
"Doctor Xuu, do you remember Xuan Wuming?"
"I do."
"The Cao Gang trafficking people to Demon Mountain?"
"This dirty business never stopped! From start to finish, the whole operation has been running. Xuan Wuming was just one link in the chain."
"This Imperial City devours its own people! The high officials of the Court, in collusion with local leaders, are constantly feeding on them! They send the common folk of these chaotic times to Demon Mountain in exchange for Human Blood Life-extending Pills, other Secret Techniques, and magical treasures..."
Huzi wailed before Su Chen, his every word laced with blood and tears, his sorrow reaching its absolute peak.
Tears of blood streamed from his empty eye sockets.
He was filled with regret.
’Why did I ever leave the Cao Gang?’
「That day.」
He was on an errand when he fell into the great river. A fisherman’s daughter from outside the Imperial City rescued him. He fell in love with her and took her as his wife.
The Cao Gang lost the Imperial City Pier and wanted him to leave with them, but he resolutely gave up the wealth and status he had with the gang, choosing to remain in the Imperial City.
But that decision doomed her.
Someone who wanted to reclaim the Cao Gang came after him to lure out Wun Sandao. By the time he fought his way back, his wife and children had already been trafficked to Demon Mountain.
All he found were their mangled remains.
"This..."
Nearby.
Some people’s faces paled.
Others seemed lost in thought.
Still others turned and fled outright.
The dirty dealings in the shadows of this Imperial City had never ceased.
Su Chen hadn’t known.
He hadn’t seen it.
But that didn’t mean it wasn’t there.
Across the snow.
A youth appeared, clad in a Black Dragon Robe. He carried a wooden box and a jug of aged wine, walking leisurely across the snow without leaving a single footprint.
He tossed the wooden box to the ground.
Inside was the head of Sikong, his face frozen in what looked like an expression of relief.
"Make me the Emperor."
"And the world will know peace!"
"You are too soft-hearted, too benevolent! You don’t understand the Emperor, nor do you understand his officials. You only know the suffering of the masses, and that is nowhere near enough."
The youth smiled.
「Outside the city.」
Three hundred thousand armored soldiers advanced steadily, as if to force Su Chen into making a decision this very night.
The heavens above once again cast down their gaze.
"Return the world to me."
Three cups of unrefined wine were pushed forward.
This time.
Su Chen looked at the youth who resembled Jie and asked.
"Is Jie dead?"
"I’ve heard that one of the Ten Extremes is a technique called Stealing Heaven and Changing the Day..."
The youth didn’t answer.
He shook his head and simply said,
"My name is Void."
"The great sovereign who will make the fortune of the Human Race surge forth!"
Su Chen fell into deep thought.
After a long moment.
He drank the three cups of unrefined wine in one go.
Perhaps.
Perhaps he should have drunk these three cups of unrefined wine long ago, back in the Library Pavilion.
It was too late now.
But then again, not too late.
BOOM!
The heavens and the earth trembled.
For an instant, it was as if the world had turned upside down, yet it also felt like a mere illusion.
At that moment, all the great powers of the Human World, no matter what they were doing, opened their eyes. They could sense that something utterly beyond their comprehension had just occurred.
This incomprehensible event was the fortune of the Human Race. Or, to put it another way, the Fortune of All Living Beings was surging forth...