Chapter 2178: Change (3)
Chapter 2178: Change (3)
"What now, Your Majesty?"
Giant Axe seemed impatient. Were they going to just wait? Was this a good idea?
Su Yu said nothing. He looked at his arm and asked, "Are they back?"
"Yes." Lan Tian replied, "Heavenbridge returned with that shit mountain. Grand Dream is very happy. He's near another advancement. Heavenbridge is also on the verge of an advancement. Great Bamboo and Snow Orchid are fusing with new daos. We are watching over them. Don't worry, Your Majesty."
Their main goal in a battle was to gain some benefits. What was the point of fighting if there was nothing to be gained? If Heavenbridge and Grand Dream could advance, they would gain two new Venerables on their side. Snow Orchid and Great Bamboo could potentially grow into fake Venerables as well.
Su Yu's group would experience another massive growth in strength. That was not all. At the moment, Fat Ball was semi-awake. He had consumed a large amount of willpower. As a result, he was on the verge of growing even stronger. Strictly speaking, he wasn't a Venerable. He was a dao pioneer, but his dao wasn't too long. He would grow stronger after transforming into his black form, but without his transformation, he would only be a heavenly king.
Su Yu glanced at Fat Ball before looking at his arm. After a short silence, he said, "Looks like that Master of Law will definitely emerge. The myriad races have been crippled by their many years of good life. They are far weaker than expected. If circumstances permit, we will eliminate the myriad races first.
"After that, we can return to the Death Realm. Control King's lineage can have the Upper Realm while Hundred Battle can have the Lower Realm. The Death Realm will be ours. The world will be split into three. This isn't a bad thing."
Lan Tian asked, "Your Majesty, why don't we use our full strength? Perhaps we can become the biggest winners here."
They still had many Venerables lying in wait. If South Heavenly King, Grand Dream, and Heavenbridge could all break through, they could very well become the biggest winners.
"What's the hurry?"
They could afford to wait.
Su Yu looked in the myriad races' direction and said, "I doubt they are so useless that they still don't realize anything now. Even if they're really so useless, those from the Lower Realm won't be so incapable. We wait and see if the myriad races will change."
***
At the moment, the myriad races were still waiting.
Finally, Tiangu stepped forth and looked at the Consort Emeritus. "Divine Consort Emeritus, this can't continue. Things will only worsen for us. Su Yu's side isn't weak. They might be hiding more strength. Hundred Battle's side is also unpredictable. We don't know their actual strength. As for Control King's lineage, we all saw their strength.
"The situation was very good for us earlier, but we were unwilling to push forth. Such indecisiveness will spell our doom."
Tiangu solemnly said, "Upper Realm experts, you were all capable in battles back then. It has only been six thousand years, but everyone has changed. You are not greedy, scared of death, petty, and constantly try to make others fight for you while hiding your strength. In that case, the immortal race shall take the lead. The other races can follow us temporarily since we will be charging ahead in this battle."
Before the Venerables could say anything, Consort Emeritus said, "The divine race agrees."
Unfortunately, Mo Ji couldn't make the decision for the devils.
Heavenly Fate Marquis was the one to speak up next. "This can't go on. You're right. The fate race agrees."
Thunderstorm said, "I agree as well."
They were not submitting to anyone here. Rather, they were electing a temporary leader. Since the immortals were willing to act as the vanguard with their four Venerables, this was an acceptable compromise.
Noticing that everyone was looking at him, Venerable Dragon frowned and said, "Why are you looking at me like that? I'm freshly out of seclusion. Venerable Phoenix is freshly out as well. We don't know the general situation well. If everyone agrees, we agree as well."
Tiangu's eyes flickered. Good. They were not completely helpless.
He said, "In that case, let us set forth and encircle Control King's lineage. Contact Su Yu and have him continue the battle."
The previous battle had ended before reaching a proper conclusion. Now, they were trying to resume the battle. There were only seven Venerables on the other side. Even if they couldn't prevent the Master of Law from emerging, they had to deal Control King's lineage a big blow here.
Tiangu looked at Thunderstorm and said, "Venerable Thunderstorm, I'll trouble you to pay Su Yu a visit. Tell him that we'll serve as the vanguard this time. He only needs to find the chance to kill as many powerhouses of Control King's lineage as possible."
Thunderstorm did not feel like going.
Noticing his hesitation, Tiangu said, "You can go with Venerable Heavenly Fate. You can stay there after sending Su Yu the message. You may also follow his command during the battle, but exercise your own discretion as to what command to follow."
Heavenly Fate Marquis' eyes flickered as he asked, "What is the meaning of this, Fellow Daoist Tiangu?"
"There is no meaning to this." Tiangu said, "I only believe that you might be more useful there. You can also supervise Su Yu for us lest he changes his mind mid-battle and move against us instead."
Heavenly Fate Marquis was left completely speechless. Was Tiangu suspecting him? Most likely. Sure enough, this was a smart guy.
After some thought, Heavenly Fate Marquis nodded, "Sure. But I'll have to trouble everyone to look after my people during my absence."
Tiangu said, "Don't worry. The fate race is good at riding the flow of luck. At present, our opponents are the ones with bad luck. The fate race is still useful for us. We won't use the fate race as the vanguard."
Hearing that, Heavenly Fate Marquis gave Tiangu a deep gaze before looking at Thunderstorm. "Fellow Daoist Thunderstorm, shall we?"
Thunderstorm glanced at Heavenly Fate Marquis and cursed inwardly. No way. March had run off with Su Yu after a visit to the Lower Realm. Would it be Heavenly Fate Marquis' turn to run off with Su Yu this time?
In that case...damn it! His position among the myriad races would be very awkward after this.
***
Before long, the two set off toward Su Yu's group.
Meanwhile, Su Yu was still busy considering his next action. Suddenly, he blanked out. Why were the two here?
Shortly after, two individuals landed from the sky.
Heavenly Fate Marquis spoke directly, "Tiangu was unhappy with the indecisiveness and offered the immortal race as the vanguard. The two of us are here to assist the human lord against Control King's lineage. The myriad races will take the initiative this time. You only need to kill the powerhouses of our enemies when a chance presents itself."
Right at that moment, twelve Venerables set off from the myriad races and started advancing against the Chaos Mountain.
Su Yu looked at the two and laughed. "You're here to assist me? No. They're worried that the two of you will mess things up for them. Without the two of you, the three major races can better control everyone. The nethers and dragons have lost a lot of powerhouses recently. The phoenixes aren't any better off. With the two of you gone, Tiangu can easily keep everyone in line."
Su Yu was able to easily guess Tiangu's thoughts. It did not matter whose side these two were on. He only needed to send them away to prevent them from messing things up. This time, the myriad races were reacting quite speedily.
Su Yu laughed, "Sure enough, there is a reason for the myriad races to survive this long. They aren't completely worthless."
Heavenly Fate Marquis nodded with a smile. As for Thunderstorm, he had an odd look in his eyes. What was this? That atmosphere between Su Yu and Heavenly Fate Marquis seemed off. Holy shit! Were the two already together?
Su Yu smiled and said, "This isn't a bad thing. Heavenly Fate, you can move alongside Giant Axe. He's quite a brash one. I have been worrying about his safety. You're a smart one. Look after him."
Heavenly Fate Marquis hurriedly answered, "I'll do my best."
Su Yu nodded and looked at Thunderstorm. "As for you...I might target Yue Luo. Your task is simple. Block her. If you can't, this will be proof that there is something between the two of you."
"..."
Screw that! Thunderstorm did not know what to say. He suddenly felt like it was far more dangerous to stay with Su Yu. Dangerous for him, to be precise. Heavenly Fate Marquis was most likely on Su Yu's side. That was too terrifying. He was the only one here who was not a part of Su Yu's faction.
Su Yu ignored Thunderstorm and said, "Come with me. Let's see what the myriad races amount to when they're finally fighting with all their strength. If they're too weak, we might as well wipe them out today."
Thunderstorm swallowed. How...horrifying. Since Su Yu dared to say even that before them, it was very obvious that Heavenly Fate Marquis was part of his faction. Thunderstorm felt like he knew too much here.
He grew nervous. This was so dangerous. Would he be used as cannon fodder here?
Seemingly knowing what he was thinking, Su Yu said without sparing him a glance, "You don't have to obey me when I tell you to self-detonate, but make sure to obey all my orders and I'll leave you alone. Otherwise...we shall see. I won't force someone to follow me, but if you dare to mess things up for me, don't forget that I'm Su Yu. I'm not a piece of trash from the myriad races. Mess with me and I'll kill you."
Thunderstorm's heart thumped as he hurriedly said, "I wouldn't dare."
Su Yu looked at Heavenly Fate Marquis and said, "It's good that you're here. With you, we have gained another Venerable. The moment the tiger and dragon turn against Control King's lineage, we'll have a great chance to defeat Control King's lineage today. Try to not be too conspicuous during the battle. Find a chance to return and take your people away lest the myriad races decide to use them as cannon fodder."
Heavenly Fate Marquis said gratefully, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
He was quite touched at the fact that even now, Su Yu still remembered his race. To the side, Thunderstorm felt like crying. He was still here. They should switch to voice transmissions instead. The more he knew, the more nervous he was.