Tribulation of Myriad Races

Chapter 1188: Return (2)

Wan Tiansheng stared silently at Lan Tian for a very long time. Suddenly, he said, "I'm not sure if you've betrayed me. After all, it has been too long. And you have been keeping quite a lot of secrets from me as well. You're suspecting me just as I'm suspecting you, right?"

Lan Tian continued speaking in the tone of a betrayed wife, "Why can't there be more trust between us? You tell me first! Are you First Divine?"

"No!" Wan Tiansheng frowned, "I told you that already."

"Is he the third principal?"

"I don't know."

"You don't know?" Lan Tian frowned, "Won't he tell you?"

"I don't even know the third principal that well even if I'm officially his student."

That...made a lot of sense. He might be a student of the third principal officially, but he had actually been accepted and taught by the first student of the third principal. When he joined the academy, the third principal was already dead.

"True." Lan Tian replied, "Fine, I'll treat that as the truth. Answer my second question. Is Profound Nine Su Yu?"

"Maybe."

Lan Tian nodded, "That's more like it. Does he think I won't recognize him just with a mask on? Do you know that when you lied to me about him, I felt like giving you a punch."

Then, Lan Tian laughed before continuing, "Whatever. It doesn't matter. I don't care that much. Today, I'm here to tell you a big secret..."

"Say it."

Lan Tian started speaking as if he was revealing the profound mysteries of the universe.

"The Pseudo Emperor from the original devil race might have arrived. But that's probably not a tri-life body. Instead, that's a character clone or a blood essence clone. It is likely that he has adhered himself to Mo Duona's body. In fact, Mo Duona might be a trump card of that guy. The moment he fails his breakthrough, he might opt to take over Mo Duona's body and come back to life that way."

The look in Wan Tiansheng's eyes changed.

Lan Tian grinned, "Is this secret big enough? Of course, this is my deduction based on my experience working with the original devils. It might be wrong. Also, you know who Devil King Lade is, right? He's from the original devil race. He might have entered the Human Realm as well. Since he no longer has his present and future bodies, he might have arrived in his past body. He's probably aiming to rebuild his lost bodies in the ruin. Be careful when dealing with him. He's still a devil king."

"Do the devils trust you so much that they're telling you something this important?"

"Of course not." Lan Tian sighed, "How is that possible? Thankfully, I'm beautiful. You should know the price I paid to infiltrate the devils. Do you have any idea how many devil king descendants I slept with in the process? Oh, how pitiful my life is..."

"..."

Wan Tiansheng stared at Lan Tian for a long while before asking, "Is...that true?"

"Yes!"

Lan Tian stamped his foot on the ground angrily, "I'm very pretty as a woman!"

"I—"

That stumped Wan Tiansheng for quite a while. Finally, he spoke again, "You may leave now. Lan Tian, you're getting more and more crazy."

"For the sake of humanity, I have sacrificed my maidenhood! How can you say that about me, you heartbreaker!"

After shooting Wan Tiansheng a coquettish glare, Lan Tian said, "Fine, fine, I'll let this slide. You need to take me as your wife when the mission is over."

He then vanished.

Wan Tiansheng: "..."

What a lunatic.

Wan Tiansheng sighed inwardly. That lunatic had probably gone mad for real. No, he was already mad back then. That was why Wan Tiansheng had been quite selective with what to tell him.

It did not look like the madness was going anywhere.

At this rate, Lan Tian might end up killing himself after capturing his tri-life bodies.

"First Profound...First Divine..."

Wan Tiansheng shut his eyes and sank into deep contemplation.

Mo Duona, Devil Emperor, Lade...

That scene he saw...and that hidden palm. The palm aimed his way. Through this conversation with Lan Tian, he had formed a few new conclusions.

After a slight hesitation, he took a talisman out and spoke to it, "Watch out for Lan Tian. Also, be careful around Mo Duona and the other geniuses. These people might have the blood essence or clones of Invincibles on them."

***

Su Yu, who was busy doing something else, blanked out.

What was that?

The geniuses of the various races might be carrying Invincibles on them?

With a frown, he sent a reply, "Why those geniuses instead of those late-stage Sunmoons?"

"Blood. It's much easier to adhere oneself to the body of someone sharing their blood. And the more talented one is, the more of the Invincible's strength one could bear."

Su Yu asked gloomily, "Principal, are you saying that if I fight them, I might end up beaten to death?"

That was so unfair!

"Just take note and avoid them. If things really get out of control, leave as quickly as possible. Liu Wenyan will be back soon. He will be the one to cause the ruin to emerge and kickstart the ultimate chaos. When Xia Longwu attempts his dao affirmation, the chaos will engulf the entire Myriad Realms. If you can, try to leave."

"Sure."

Finally, Wan Tiansheng was no longer speaking in riddles.

Su Yu started grumbling inwardly. Was Old Wan finally tired of playing the enigmatic old man after realizing that things might really slip out of his control, after all?

Seriously! What a disappointment. He had thought that Old Wan was omnipotent and omniscient. So Teacher Liu was returning? And his return would be the key to kickstart the battle?

Su Yu decided that he had to work harder and kill more people before then. He also needed to cultivate harder. After all, he had yet to complete his seventy-two body forgings.

"I'm still too weak."

While complaining, he casually punched a Mountainsea apart. Then, he scanned the area and laughed, "Look at all these small fries. How did they find the courage to come here as mere Mountainseas? Everyone, we have nearly cleared all the small fries in the area. According to my latest intelligence report, Ji Hong went missing after an assassination attempt on him. A mysterious person saved him, and that person might be the First Divine Sect master. Thus, I propose we advance on the First Divine Sect master."

The Titanic Strength Sect master asked, "Do we have a way of locating him?"

"Of course." Su Yu smiled, "The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion is the best when it comes to finding people."

He raised his voice as he continued, "Since chaos is going to come, we will give it a hand and ensure it spreads further. Tonight, start killing all the myriad race experts outside Nanyuan. Retreat right after your target is dead. Additionally, we will track Ji Hong and locate the First Divine Sect master. We shall drag all these hidden elements out into the open."

"Yes, Lord."

First Profound sent him a voice transmission, "Are you sure you want to track the First Divine Sect master?"

"Of course."

"He might really be Nan Wujiang. Is it appropriate for you to force him out of hiding?"

"Why not? He never told me he's Nan Wujiang. Even if he is, do I even know Nan Wujiang? That's a total stranger to me."

Su Yu was completely indifferent. After all, Wan Tiansheng had given him leave to do what he deemed necessary. And he was not one to not make use of the freedom he was given.

***

That night, the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion started assassinating the various experts outside Nanyuan. Dozens of Sunmoons were attacked, chaos erupted, and countless lives were lost.

Before withdrawing, their representative, Profound Nine, mentioned that they were merely carrying out the tasks they had been hired to do. More than ten Sunmoons gave chase, unwilling to let the pavilion members leave so easily after attacking them.

Naturally, the names of those who had supposedly paid for these killings were not mentioned.

After safely regrouping somewhere else, Su Yu started heading toward Ji Hong's location by tracking the index copy issued to Ji Hong. He was getting more and more interested in the enigmatic First Divine Sect master. Just who was this person?

***

While chaos was spreading in the Human Realm.

Things weren't that much peaceful in the Allheaven Battlefield either.

Near Eastrift Valley.

Great Qin King was frowning. He had been receiving constant updates on what was happening in the Human Realm. After a long silence, he said, "The appearance of the Culture Manor has caused a massive disturbance in the Human Realm, with most of the troubles concentrated within Great Xia. Order the Sunmoons in the War Shrine and Knowledge Seeking Realm to head over and suppress the disturbance."

When Great Xia King remained silent, Great Qin King continued, "They will head straight to Nanyuan instead of going elsewhere. As for the ruin, if any non-human manages to gain something from it, kill them. The humans may compete fairly for the ruin. Old Xia, do you object?"

"Nope." Great Xia King coldly said, "If they are capable enough to snatch the ruin, it will be theirs. What else can I say?"

Great Qin King continued, "A decent number of tri-life bodies might sneak into the Human Realm for this. Including the Eternals injured due to Su Yu, there will be a lot fewer Eternals in the Allheaven Battlefield for some time. This is a great opportunity for Xia Longwu and the others. Notify Qin Zhen, Zhou Polong, Zhou Potian, Niu Baidao, Cheng Mo, Tang Yue, Wu Long, Yuan Hong, and others. They shall enter the Allheaven Battlefield and be on standby for their dao affirmations.

"Since the myriad races have been so interested in the Human Realm recently, we will oblige. A few Eternals won't be enough to destroy the Human Realm. Those who are in seclusion shall leave seclusion. Those out on travels shall return. Those watching over the minor realms shall be withdrawn."

"Eight Eternals will remain to defend the Human Realm under Great Ming King's command. The rest scatter and protect our seedlings during their dao affirmations."

Someone asked, "Great Qin King, why don't we let them make the attempt at the same place? This will make it easier for us to protect them."