Chapter 2176: Change (1)
Chapter 2176: Change (1)
"You're courting death!"
The moment Fat Ball ate the willpower of the matron dragon, a certain gate trembled. A furious roar rang out. That was the main body of the matron dragon. Since voice could already be transmitted from behind the gate, it signified that the gate was not far from being fully open.
But at the same time, Su Yu roared as well. His voice was even louder than the roar from the gate.
He seemed furious as he raged, "Damn you! You will pay for killing two of my heavenly kings!"
"..."
Wow.
From how furious he sounded, one would think that he wasn't the one who had ordered the two to self-detonate. Did they not self-detonate because of his order? Why was he blaming them for it?
Before Control King's lineage could rage, two furious fellows had flooded the world with their mad roars.
Su Yu roared again, "Kill!"
The four Venerables charged straight toward Yue Hao. Yue Hao had only joined the battle with the assurance of the matron dragon's support. That was a powerful being, but its existence was reliant on the six gates. It was strong enough, but its weakness was also too clear.
Yue Hao, who was moving forward while controlling a beast corpse, turned around to flee without any hesitation. He had no choice. Four Venerables were too much for him to handle alone.
Behind, the expressions of Yue Luo and the others changed as well. They picked up the pace, but the white-haired old man and three heavenly kings were forced to stop due to the backlash from losing their Hell Gates. Only three Venerables and nine heavenly kings were left in the pursuit.
Yue Luo roared furiously as well. Su Yu was too good at mixing lies and truths. He was the most annoying opponent one could face.
More importantly, nobody had expected him to detonate two of his heavenly kings just to deal with the matron dragon. It had proven to be the correct choice as it had destroyed the projection and gravely injured one Venerable and three heavenly kings.
This was the same as removing two Venerables and three heavenly kings from the battle at once. Meanwhile, Su Yu only lost two heavenly kings in the exchange. Everyone else stirred as they witnessed the exchange.
That was such a crazy series of events. Any carelessness might result in the complete annihilation of Su Yu's side, yet he was able to navigate the intense battle like a fish in water. The more intense the battle was, the calmer he would be.
***
Tiangu couldn't help but sigh. "A born killer and commander."
Yes.
Su Yu was a born commander.
The power balance was rather disadvantageous for his side, yet he was able to decrease the gap with minimal loss. Now, both sides had the same number of Venerables. Control King's lineage only maintained their advantage in the number of heavenly kings.
Even the tiger and dragon were greatly shocked at how Su Yu had maneuvered his way through the battle.
Su Yu!
He seemed shameless and annoying, but his tricks had always worked exceptionally well. The heavenly kings under him had not really died from the self-detonation. But even if they had died, it would still be a worthy exchange in such an intense battle.
In any case, Heavenbridge Marquis had successfully withdrawn with the two heavenly kings. Everyone could see that the two had lost their daos. But that did not signify that recovery was impossible.
In such a situation, Control King's lineage did not even have the effort to spare on giving chase. They were worried that this would be another trick by Su Yu to separate them.
Nobody argued against Tiangu's judgment, including Venerable Dragon. But after a while, Venerable Dragon said unhappily, "Apart from getting his people to self-detonate, what else can he do?"
"You can criticize him if you have the ability to make heavenly kings self-detonate willingly."
Tiangu held nothing back. He wasn't defending Su Yu, but he did not want these people to keep comforting themselves with stupid excuses. That was dangerous as they might end up underestimating Su Yu again.
It was clear that this was a display of Su Yu's impressive grasp in the battlefield. Yet Venerable Dragon had reduced it into nothing but the self-detonation of several individuals. Venerable Dragon was furious, but he stopped himself from raging after giving it some thought.
The immortal race was no pushover. They were still in an alliance, so it wouldn't do for a conflict to erupt between them right now. All this while, their battle against the chaos beasts continued. People continued to die, and a larger number of people were involved in this battle. But compared to the battle on Su Yu's side, their battle felt insignificant.
***
At the same time.
The three heavenly kings had been the slower ones in Su Yu's group. They were essentially the burden of the group. Without the three, the rest was even faster than before. They continued rushing toward Yue Hao.
Yue Luo and the others couldn't match them in speed. They were fellow Venerables, but both Su Yu and Fat Ball were essentially peak Venerables. March and Giant Axe were slightly weaker, but not by much. Meanwhile, Yue Hao was not moving in his own body. Rather, he was controlling the body of a beast, but his control wasn't as smooth.
Thus, Su Yu's group reached him in the blink of an eye.
At the same time, Yue Zhan was sweating all over. He wasn't sweating because of Su Yu. Rather, he was sweating from the exertion of opening the gate. Even now, he had only opened the gate slightly. When he saw what was happening, he ordered, "The two of you, help with the battle."
He was not alone. In fact, he was surrounded by powerhouses. Among them were two individuals with the exact appearance, as though they were twins. The moment they received their order, they stood up and vanished.
Yue Zhan cursed inwardly.
Trash!
Even with numerical superiority, they were suffering loss after loss to Su Yu. Of course, Su Yu's group would be defeated the moment they were encircled. Not even having four Venerables would change that.
***
Su Yu's group was still giving chase to Yue Hao when two figures soared into the sky and rushed over.
Two more Venerables.
The myriad races were alarmed.
Up until now, Control King's lineage had revealed seven Venerables. If the projection earlier was counted as well, they would have revealed eight so far. Yue Zhan himself had yet ot emerge. Yue Qin had died. And Yu Qing was still behind the gate.
If all these people were included...Control King's lineage was terrifying indeed. They had stayed in hiding for a hundred thousand years. Sure enough, they had gathered a lot of strength.
At present, Su Yu's group was sandwiched between groups of three Venerables and four Venerables. Even Su Yu was impressed with Control King's lineage. This was a truly powerful lineage. A single lineage was already as powerful as the entire myriad races.
One ought to remember that, strictly speaking, Control King's lineage was merely a branch under one Cardinal King. Yet it was unimaginably powerful. In terms of overall strength, it was far stronger than the factions led by Su Yu and Hundred Battle King.
"Your Majesty!"
March and Giant Axe exclaimed in alarm when they saw the addition of two Venerables.
Things would get troublesome.
Their group had always been the weaker group. They merely enjoyed the mobility of being the smaller group. But now, they were trapped between two groups of enemies. With seven Venerables and more heavenly kings steadily approaching them, they wouldn't survive for long.
Su Yu roared, "Myriad races, are you going to keep standing on the sidelines? Seven Venerables have appeared. What are you still waiting for? Their Master of Law?"
Su Yu followed with an order to his people, "Withdraw!"
Boom!
He punched a spatial tunnel into existence before fleeing inside with three Venerables in tow.
Before long, Yue Hao, the twins, and Yue Luo's group met in the middle. Looking at the fleeing group, the axe-wielder said furiously, "Give chase!"
Coming and leaving as they wished? Dream on!
Su Yu's group had forced them to reveal seven of their Venerables.
Yue Luo and Yue Hao said nothing. Shortly after, the white-haired Venerable flew over. After a cough, he said, "Do not push the desperate."
They couldn't afford to give chase. They had to remain and stand guard. To take Su Yu's group down, they needed at least five or six Venerables. But the myriad races could take the chance to attack.
Su Yu's group enjoyed a much higher level of flexibility than them. As for those from Control King's lineage, they were tied down by what they needed to protect.
"Formation." After another cough, the white-haired Venerable said, "Lay down the Skyseal Formation and seal the area off."
The white-haired Venerable transmitted, "We can't give chase, and we need to keep an eye out for a potential return. We wait. Wait until Supreme Yu Qing is out. Otherwise, we will suffer heavy losses even if we can kill them."
Yue Hao spoke with fury and resignation, "I understand that. But these people are very hard to handle."
How troublesome. In truth, Su Yu was an annoying enemy to have. He was the one who had ambushed them first. That was how he had first lost his people to them. But now, he wanted revenge for losing his people to them. This did not make any sense!
Right at that moment, Su Yu's group reappeared far away.
With a surprised tone, Su Yu said, "Wow, are you really not giving chase? Holy shit! I beat you up like you're my grandkids, and you're letting me go? Come on. Send a few Venerables over. Why are you sealing yourself in there? Do you not care about your face anymore?"
Yue Hao and the others gazed at him coldly. And then, Su Yu turned around to leave. March and the others said nothing. They were only in charge of fighting. Shortly after, Su Yu reappeared elsewhere.
Boom!
A chaos beast was blasted apart with one punch. March and the others attacked as well. In the blink of an eye, four Daofuse beasts were killed.
The expressions of the tiger and the dragon, who were busy play-fighting with the myriad races, changed as Su Yu roared, "Kill!"
His aura was pointing straight at the eight-winged tiger. In the blink of an eye, they blasted their way through the chaos beasts. The eight-winged tiger flapped his wings and transmitted, "Emperor Yu, we need to act! This is merely an act!"
Boom!
An act?
Su Yu had moved too quickly, and those in his group would not hesitate to kill anyone he was targeting.
Su Yu was not interested in acting either. His thought was simple. The tiger and dragon were no good people either. He wouldn't mind killing them. If he really couldn't kill them, well, this could remain an act.
A more realistic act, to be precise. The tiger wouldn't be able to prove that he wasn't acting, anyway.
Boom!
March swung his bamboo down, Giant Axe cut down with his axe, and Fat Ball slammed his shoe down while devouring the chaos power around the tiger.
"Blade!"
Boom!
A destructive blade shot out and cut off one of the tiger's wings before he could flee. Instantly, the tiger's eyes turned red.