Chapter 2371: Never Submit (3)
Chapter 2371: Never Submit (3)
As Radiant King activated his formation, Spirit Pseudo Emperor's remnant willpower burned into nothingness. The formation came into effect, stopping Su Yu's world from falling apart.
Radiant King was still coughing blood. Cracks were still spreading all over his body. Even his dao was cracking apart. But he was smiling. And cursing in fury.
Damn it!
Fuck!
Right at that moment, another deafening rumble rang out.
That was followed by Su Yu's laughter, "You have my gratitude, Divine Pseudo Emperor!"
Two figures were sent flying by a final explosion. The pale Divine Pseudo Emperor turned and fled right after he was thrown out. He was already dying. The explosions of so many powerhouses had forced him to work with Su Yu to defend themselves. That was how the two had survived.
However, the explosions were powerful enough that Su Yu's world had nearly collapsed.
Thankfully, Radiant King was there to prevent that from happening.
Su Yu reappeared with a badly broken body.
A wide smile hung on his face, as though he hadn't just escaped a close brush with death. At the sight of Su Yu, Radiant King couldn't stop himself from cursing in fury, "Damn you! You dumb fuck! You nearly died!"
Crazy fuck!
Idiot!
He almost died.
Did he know that the moment he died, everyone on their side might die as well?
Su Yu glanced at Radiant King with an odd gaze before cursing as well, "You dimwit! The hell did you sever your dao for?"
Radiant King was stunned.
Far away, Xing Yue flickered into existence and asked with confusion, "Do I still drain the life and death daos?"
What?
As Radiant King grew even more confused, Su Yu smiled again and said, "Thank you, Radiant King. I was ready to abandon everything and preserve only the life and death daos. And then, I can lead a bunch of cripples and join Human Emperor's world together. Fortunately, Radiant King is around to save the day. You have my utmost gratitude, Radiant King."
Yes. That was Su Yu's desperate plan. He intended to strip the life and death daos from his world while it was collapsing. They only needed to stay alive long enough for Human Emperor to arrive before joining his world together. After all, Human Emperor still had hundreds of daos unoccupied.
In fact, Su Yu considered this a form of release for himself. He could finally stop babysitting everyone. Alas, the decisive Radiant King acted and saved the day before he could proceed with his plan. Not only had Radiant King severed his formation dao with the strength of over twenty daos, but he had also gotten Battle King to do the same.
Su Yu didn't even know what he could say about this. He had never imagined that this would happen, yet it happened. The Four Cardinal Kings were indeed deserving of their fame. He had decisively picked an option not even Su Yu had considered. Poor Great Ming King, as he had lost his dao in the process.
Well, he could either attach himself to his ancestor's dao or join Human Emperor's world as well. Or perhaps they could find a way to switch Radiant King out or something? That was also possible.
After a momentary confusion, Radiant King looked at Xing Yue and thought of something. Right, Su Yu might survive even after the collapse of his world. He would protect two daos. He would survive, but he would become a cripple.
This madman. Was this why he had forced Divine Pseudo Emperor to take on all those explosions together instead of fleeing? Everything had happened in a split second. Right at that moment, a mournful wail rang out.
"Withdraw! Withdraw with Divine Pseudo Emperor! Dragon, Phoenix, and Nether, withdraw with Divine Pseudo Emperor! Everyone...pull back...go...upstream...wait...for the three gates to open!"
The figure of Immortal Pseudo Emperor appeared in the sky. With a decisive look on his face, he stuffed a large amount of power into Divine Pseudo Emperor's body and roared, "Take everyone with you...I failed..."
He had made a lapse of judgment.
This whole thing was a trap by Su Yu.
Immortal Pseudo Emperor wanted to trade thirty-something lives for Su Yu's life. But he had failed. Su Yu had a hidden tier-one.
Divine Pseudo Emperor, who was in the middle of fleeing, felt his aura returning to normal. He gnashed his teeth, turned back, and threw a punch. After sending Martial Suppression King flying, he grabbed Dragon Pseudo Emperor before shooting toward Radiant Consort, who hurriedly pulled away from them.
That allowed Phoenix Pseudo Emperor to withdraw. Further away, Nether Pseudo Emperor had started fleeing the moment Battle King fused with Su Yu's world.
Thus, Divine Pseudo Emperor did not bother to do anything to help him. That fellow was cowardly enough to not die easily.
A burst of holy power rippled out and strengthened all the other myriad race combatants, allowing them to push their respective opponents back. Then, Divine Pseudo Emperor roared, "Withdraw!"
Boom!
Everyone fled without any hesitation. At the same time, Su Yu's cold voice rang out, "Give chase. Kill them all."
Right at that moment, a deafening rumble rang out. And with the final bit of control Immortal Pseudo Emperor had over the life dao, he set up a massive explosion, creating towering waves between the two armies.
Bit by bit, Immortal Pseudo Emperor's dao collapsed. With a downcast expression, he said, "I don't know you enough...otherwise...I might...not lose this...Su Yu...this time...you win..."
Su Yu's expression changed slightly. This was completely beyond his expectation as well. There might be some cowardly people among the myriad races, but the strongest of them were far more capable than he had imagined.
Divine Pseudo Emperor had decisively returned to save the others. Immortal Pseudo Emperor had detonated his dao to buy everyone a path of survival. This reminded Su Yu of King Yue.
Escape was actually possible for Immortal Pseudo Emperor. But he had opted to die. Divine Pseudo Emperor's return had also caught Su Yu by surprise. Instead of losing all his courage, he had gritted his teeth and returned to save the others.
"Myriad races...immortals..."
Su Yu muttered to himself. The collapse of Immortal Pseudo Emperor's dao had blocked the path of the pursuing army. In fact, they were even forced to pull back to evade the towering waves.
The tottering silhouette of Immortal Pseudo Emperor gazed at Su Yu bitterly before gazing into the distance, as though he was looking straight at Human Emperor.
He laughed.
"Human Emperor, Su Yu. This is my defeat. But you can't kill all of us. Kill more and the seal will be removed, allowing the three gates to open immediately. Hahaha. Do you want to see the three gates open so soon?"
He looked at Su Yu and asked, "Did the immortal race of the Myriad Realms lose to you as well?"
Su Yu raised his brow and said, "Tiangu fled with the others."
"Tiangu?" Immortal Pseudo Emperor muttered the name before chuckling, "Not bad. But...a pity. That idiot insisted on cultivating my dao back then. He wouldn't have lost so easily..."
Finally, he turned to look at the fleeing myriad race powerhouses.
At the same moment, Divine Pseudo Emperor looked back. His sorrowful and desperate voice rang out, "Don't worry. As long as I still live, the immortals and divines shall be one. The immortals will have my protection."
"Thank you!"
Immortal Pseudo Emperor turned around again. Looking at Human Emperor, who was rushing over from afar, he sighed and said, "After so many years...who would have guessed that I wouldn't die in your hands? This...is such a hard pill to swallow. To die in the hands of a...junior. I am truly unwilling to accept this. Human Emperor...can you...send me off?"
Shortly after, the exhausted Human Emperor arrived. He was panting heavily. Even his aura was still stirring. He had been too worried, so he had rushed over without even giving his cultivation base the time to settle down.
He had arrived alone. The rest were still on their way.
Looking at the severed river before them, his expression changed slightly. And then, he looked at Immortal Pseudo Emperor's silhouette before nodding slightly. He said to Su Yu, "I will send him off. We have fought each other for too many years. He has been fooled by me repeatedly, but still, he is an enemy, not a distasteful coward."
Su Yu nodded.
With that, Human Emperor stepped forth. Immortal Pseudo Emperor laughed and threw a punch. With a roar, Human Emperor punched with all his strength.
Boom!
And then, Immortal Pseudo Emperor's silhouette scattered into nothingness. Life swept through the entire river as a carefree and relieved voice rang out, "In the end...I lost to you...A grudge since the ancient past...let it...end here...Thank you...Xing Yu...Let me tell you...a secret..."
Immortal Pseudo Emperor's voice had long scattered into nothingness. Only his final bit of willpower remained to pass on his final words, "The Human Gate exists...of the three gates, the Human Gate is the most sinister..."
His voice grew softer and softer.
And finally, an ethereal voice rang out, "Born to pursue immortality. Immortality. To not die. A man overlooking the mundane world from high above. To do so is to transcend humanity, becoming an immortal..."
And thus Immortal Pseudo Emperor's end arrived. He had bought enough time for Divine Pseudo Emperor and the others to flee with his very life.
Immortal Pseudo Emperor, dead.
Of the three strongest, two had died and one had fled. All in the span of one battle.
Spirit Pseudo Emperor had died as well, but that death received far less attention in comparison.
***
Inside the Myriad Realms.
Countless natural disasters were erupting inside the Immortal Realm. The ancient Immortal Pseudo Emperor had perished. The immortal race was a race unwilling to stay subordinate to humanity. A race that had fought for countless years.
To become immortal was to transcend humanity.
How could the immortals be subject to humanity, then? Thus, the immortal race was also the one to constantly incite a rebellion against the imperial court after the conquest. It was the main opposition of humanity each time a war erupted against humanity.
And today, the ancient emperor of this race had fallen in battle.
***
Inside the Earth Gate.
Not long had passed since Human Emperor punched into the gate. Suddenly, Tiangu's heart palpitated wildly. He hurriedly looked at the others. Out of nowhere, Sacred Source's body started shaking. Then, his aura started climbing. Tiangu felt no joy from the advancement of his ally. Rather, sorrow filled his eyes. His teacher, the supreme being who had dominated for countless years...had died.
Su Yu!
Sacred Source looked at Tiangu weakly. Abruptly, he laughed with distress and grabbed Tiangu. As his dao power streamed into Tiangu's body, he wept, "I...can't bear this burden...You...you can...Junior Brother...this burden...is too heavy...Master...is gone."
Tiangu stayed silent. He knew.
He knew.
His entire body turned stiff, as though he had turned into a puppet. That master...had died. He had thought that he would have found his own dao long ago if he hadn't cultivated his master's dao. He believed that his master had ruined him by not warning him of the dangers of cultivating the same dao long ago. But now...he understood something else.
Had his master known that...a day like this would arrive?
A stiff smile formed on his face.
"Su Yu..."
He muttered with despair. How could he defeat this opponent? What future remained for the immortals? How could he bear this heavy burden? His master was dead. What if he wasn't enough to bear this responsibility?
He looked at the immortals around him. Sacred Source, Venerable Desolate...and the others. All of them were filled with despair. And as they looked at him...anticipation bubbled in their eyes. They were hoping that he would bring them hope again.
Tiangu shut his eyes.
The next moment, his eyes snapped open. All his sorrow and despair were hidden away as he spoke with perfect calm, "Henceforth, I am the Immortal Pseudo Emperor. The sole emperor of the immortals. Immortality transcends humanity. The immortals shall never submit."
To never submit.
He would fight Su Yu until the very end. Even if extermination was the price, the immortals would never submit to humanity. As immortals, they shall forever be above humanity.
Tiangu roared with laughter.
Yes. That was how immortals should be. High above. Lofty and unreachable.