Tribulation of Myriad Races

Chapter 1998: Everything In Place (3)

“In that case, we’ll be going.” Right before leaving, Great Zhou King added, “If there are really some humans hiding in the Dao Origin Land, please help them if possible.”

He explained, “The old fellows of Hundred Battle’s era are mostly dead except Cloud Fire Marquis and the others. The ones that can emerge now will be those who have been in slumber since long ago. These people are truly worth recruiting.” “You have Xing Yu’s token, Culture King’s pen dao, and a Heaven Gate. Those old fellows will definitely lend you their support. They would waver as they have never experienced Hundred Battle’s era.”

Su Yu nodded, “We shall see. I’m not even sure if I’ll be able to help. Also, we don’t even know if there are really slumbering humans there.”

“I understand.”

That was all Great Zhou King had to say.

As the experts prepared for the teleportation, Heavendoom waited to the side helplessly. He felt like he had spent all his time on the run after coming to the Upper Realm. He hadn’t even fought once. And now, he had to run all the way to the Chaos Mountain.

Furthermore, he wasn’t even qualified to get a mobile formation when they arrived at Chaos Mountain. Clearly, he wouldn’t be getting to fight anytime soon even after arriving there.

Right at that moment, Heavenbridge Marquis’ carefree voice rang out, “Emperor Yu, I will try to create my own teleportation gate through the spatial beast’s tunnel after reaching the Chaos Mountain. I can take my time locking onto these gates. When I’m done, you only need to take me with you instead of all these gates.

“Instead, you can use these gates as trackers. Just hand them to the others and I can teleport you to them at any time.”

“…”

He was doing what all loyal officials were good at: fighting for the favor of his ruler and demonstrating his value.

Hearing those words, Heavenbridge Marquis’ expression changed as she asked in disbelief, “You…are you Heavenbridge Marquis?”

Heavenbridge Marquis smiled and said, “Spacebreak Marquis, looks like teleportation doesn’t come too easy for your race. Why do you need so many gates for it? It’s so troublesome. I alone can do the job of all your gates.

“After I’m done with your tunnels, I will be able to freely move through the Upper Realm. If Emperor Yu can find that so-called Hell Gate, I can even try to do something to it. I am the number one gate under the heavens. Not even the Hell gate can challenge me.”

Here, teleportation was a matter of opening a gate. But he was a gate. A Daofuse gate. This should be something he was good at.

Spacebreak Marquis said, “I did not expect to see you out here.”

She looked at Su Yu and said, “Things will indeed be easier with this guy around. Back then, our greatest ambition was to refine this fellow and turn him into our teleportation gate. Unfortunately, he was eventually taken under the banner of the imperial court.”

She said regretfully, “With this gate in hand, I’ll be able go anywhere I want. If you’re interested, you may hand me this gate. When I’m done refining it, I will be able to reach even the Lower Realm through it.”

“…”

Heavenbridge Marquis was furious. He roared, “Absolute nonsense! Your Majesty, do not listen to her lies! With me in her hand, she will be able to escape from even Venerables! She is clearly gathering power to mount a rebellion against you! She is disloyal!”

“…”

Spacebreak Marquis merely glanced at Heavenbridge Marquis without bothering to reply.

Heavenbridge Marquis promised, “Don’t worry, Your Majesty! I will master all their tunnels in no time. At the time, they will be completely useless to you. How dare they negotiate with you instead of obeying your every order? They are not as important as they believe!”

“I alone can replace their entire race!”

Spacebreak Marquis narrowed her eyes.

Heavenbridge Marquis continued, “Don’t even try to explain yourself. Only the guilty will explain because they have something to hide. I was personally appointed my title by Culture King. I am the marquis connected to the very heavens. I am the most noble of all marquises!”

Spacebreak Marquis was left completely speechless. She didn’t even want to say anything anymore. But inwardly, her sense of crisis pulsed faintly. She had completely forgotten about Heavenbridge Marquis before this.

After handing all these gates to them, it was only a matter of time before Heavenbridge Marquis gained control over their network of spatial tunnels. At that point, the importance of the spatial beast race would decline considerably. However, it would not be appropriate for her to say more at this point.

Su Yu seemed pleasantly surprised to hear that. He looked at Heavenbridge Marquis and said, “Heavenbridge Marquis, what nonsense are you saying? Stop it!”

Heavenbridge Marquis nodded, “Yes. You’re right, Emperor Yu. Even if we’re happy about this, we have to keep it deep inside, even if there is a need to keep the spatial beast race in check. Don’t worry. I understand. I’ll work hard and keep them all under control.”

“…”

Fuck!

Su Yu cursed inwardly. Was that what he was saying? Was that what he was implying? This fellow talked too much. He had said nothing like that. This fellow was the one who had imagined all that.

As for the others, all of them looked on with odd expressions. Was that really Su Yu’s thought? Perhaps. After all, the spatial beast race was feeling a tad bit too scary at the moment.

Even Great Zhou King, with his ability to teleport around, had been enough to keep the Lower Realm Daofuses in check. And the spatial beast race as a whole was far better at teleportation than Great Zhou King.

Would Su Yu not be wary of them? But now, Heavenbridge Marquis was here. He could greatly minimize the influence of the spatial beast race.

Of course, Su Yu would never admit to such an intention. Instead, he kept a cold expression and said, “Stop with your nonsense, and stop wasting time. Go through the gate already.”

However, Heavenbridge Marquis merely gave him a look saying: “I understand what you’re saying.”

Yes. He understood.

Before leaving, he added, “Don’t worry, Your Majesty. I will go over the entire teleportation system of the Upper Realm to check for any hidden tunnels Spacebreak Marquis might be keeping from us. Worry not, Your Majesty. With me around, they won’t be able to do much. I am the perfect counter for them!”

Then, he stepped through the gate. Even after leaving, his voice still drifted over, “Be rest assured, Your Majesty. I know you can’t say this openly. Yes, yes, this is totally my own idea. It is not your idea. I know what to do, Your Majesty. I have been a gate for so many years. I am very good at understanding that which is left unsaid.”

Su Yu looked at Spacebreak Marquis awkwardly and said, “I said nothing like that.”

He could swear he had said nothing like that. This whole thing was a misunderstanding. Damn that talkative Heavenbridge Marquis!

Spacebreak Marquis was left speechless as well. After a long silence, she said, “It’s fine.”

But inwardly, she was feeling terrible. Damn that Heavenbridge Marquis! She swore to not forget this! She hadn’t even joined the human faction officially yet that bastard was already stepping on her. Meanwhile, the others were stepping through the gate one after another.

When everyone was through, Spacebreak Marquis waved her hand, sending a wave of spatial power into the gate. Next, the gate flickered, signifying that the teleportation was starting.

After a while, a head emerged from the gate. A shifty-looking Heavenbridge Marquis said, “Look, Your Majesty! I proved it! I told you I can freely move through these tunnels. I am starting to learn about it, and I now know enough to freely move back and forth through this tunnel! Don’t forget to contact me when you need me!”

Then, he vanished.

Spacebreak Marquis had a solemn expression. After a long silence, she gnashed her teeth and said, “Shameless!”

When Su Yu looked at her doubtfully, she said, “He’s stealing the imprints we left in the tunnels! He’s trying to steal the tunnels from us!”

Su Yu’s expression changed as he said, “Damn that scoundrel! He’s lucky he’s not here for me to teach him a lesson! Let me recall him!”

“No. It’s fine.” Spacebreak Marquis sighed, “Let it be. Perhaps he’s right. Since my race has given up on these tunnels, they are now yours to use as you see fit.”

She seemed deflated. The tunnels were supposed to still be available to them even after they were handed to Su Yu. But now, Heavenbridge Marquis was stealing their imprints in the tunnels, robbing them of their control.

At this rate, the spatial beast race would lose all these tunnels. She had no choice but to admit that Su Yu had indeed gathered a large variety of people under his banner. Prior to this, Spacebreak Marquis had completely forgotten about Heavenbridge Marquis.

Only now did she remember that back then, Heavenbridge Marquis was known as the perfect counter for anyone specializing in teleportation. He was the guardian of the entrance to the eighth level. No matter how good one was at teleportation, one would still need to get through him to reach the eighth level.

Not even an ancient Emperor of a race good at spatial manipulation could get through him and enter the eighth level without permission.

Back then, there were other powerful experts available who could be promoted into a marquis. But eventually, Heavenbridge Marquis was chosen. Evidently, his unique ability had contributed greatly to his promotion.

As for Su Yu’s promise to punish Heavenbridge Marquis, she could see that he wasn’t being honest about it. In fact, he was probably rejoicing inwardly that Heavenbridge Marquis was capable of stealing their tunnels.

Despite his inner joy, Su Yu maintained an unsightly expression as he promised sternly, “Don’t worry, Spacebreak Marquis! I will punish that fellow the next time I see him! How dare he?”

“…”

Spacebreak Marquis did not feel like saying anything to that.

Noticing Spacebreak Marquis’ reaction, Su Yu coughed and looked at the gates around them. “I’ll be taking these gates with me. Once again, thank you for your help, Spacebreak Marquis.”

“You’re too polite, Human Lord.”

Su Yu smiled and started putting the gates away.

Treasures!

***

A short while later, Su Yu took his leave from Spacebreak Marquis. He felt a lot more relaxed than before. With a flicker, both he and Lan Tian vanished from the spatial beast territory.

Right after they left, Spacebreak Marquis grabbed Hollow. Under Hollow’s helpless gaze, she said, “Kid, you missed a lot of things when you were telling me about them. You did not tell me about their many pseudo kings. You did not tell me about their many Daofuses. You did not tell me about that bastard Heavenbridge either!

“You didn’t even tell me that the new human lord is already a pseudo king. You didn’t say that there might even be someone at the level of a Venerable among them. Why hadn’t you informed me about that white dog? Also, you did not tell me that Cloud Fire Marquis and the others have all submitted to the human lord!

“Also…”

Hollow felt like crying. How was he supposed to tell her about any of that? He didn’t even know any of that! He was only an Eternal. He had separated from the group not long after reaching the Upper Realm. How was he supposed to know all that?

Also, he was already quite old. He was not a kid anymore! Alas, before this ancient figure, he could only be a kid. In Spacebreak Marquis’ eyes, he was basically a little cub.

In her fury, Spacebreak Marquis nearly crushed Hollow in her grip. After a long while, she sighed and said, “Forget it. I will spare you this time. The new human lord has gathered a large number of talented individuals. Perhaps he could really do something big.”

He patted Hollow’s head and said, “Cultivate hard. You’re still too weak. Even if we must submit to them, we can’t do it now. The old fellow hasn’t contributed much to them either. Without any important contribution, it will be hard for us to gain their acknowledgment. We don’t even have a Venerable, and he has a decent number of pseudo kings under him. Is the spatial beast race supposed to be reduced to an unimportant race in this alliance? In that case, what’s the point of joining them?”

Spacebreak Marquis’ eyes turned deep as she said, “If we must join them, we need to contribute enough to become an important faction in the new order right after joining. Otherwise, we are better off maintaining the current status quo. Do you understand?”

“Yes.”

Hollow nodded.

True. Su Yu had gathered a lot of experts under him. Thus, the spatial beast race was no longer that important to him.

“Lord, you mean…”

“Don’t ask. Just cultivate hard.”

Spacebreak Marquis did not bother to explain. What was the point of explaining to a weakling? Hollow could only sigh sadly. These days, life as a weakling sure was hard.