Tribulation of Myriad Races

Chapter 2036: Everything (2)

Venerable Moon said nothing, but he acted immediately and charged toward the Hell Gate. At the same time, Venerable Nether pulled back and faced the ancestor with Heavenly Fate Marquis. Four powerful Venerables were joining hands against the ancestor.

Meanwhile, the ancestor was in a terrible mood. This was his debut, yet he was faced with the encirclement of four Venerables. Not even Hundred Battle King had enjoyed such a treatment back then. He was greatly annoyed.

An intense battle had erupted out of nowhere, surpassing all his expectations. They had lost five heavenly kings in the short battle.

On top of that, they had lost thirty Daofuses. His heart ached as he thought of their heavy losses. Their lineage had remained in seclusion for many years, yet they had lost six heavenly kings as of late. The sixth was none other than Zi Yan, who had been killed by Su Yu not long ago. This was not a loss any race could shrug off.

As the two sides fought, more and more ancient beasts arrived. There were about forty of them, and even more were arriving in all directions. The encirclement was almost complete. At this rate, they would need to face another battle to the death before long.

Just then, a sigh rang out from the depths of the Chaos Mountain. Slowly, an aura rose.

At the same time, atop the Human Mountain.

In the divine territory.

A bright and burning aura rose into the sky.

Venerable Corona.

The elder brother of Venerable Moon was emerging, releasing an aura far beyond that of the other Venerables.

“Return immediately!” Venerable Corona’s voice rang out, “Occupy the outer region, with the Chaos Forest as the border between us. Clearly, our guesses back then were right. The chaos lineage is indeed a powerful force.”

Similarly powerful auras were also surging from the immortal and devil territories.

Deep inside the Chaos Mountain, an aura surpassing everyone else surged, stronger than even the ancestor as the voice of a woman rang out. With a sigh, the voice said, “Withdraw, with the Chaos Forest as the border. Don’t force me to make a move.”

The woman spoke with the tone of someone with complicated feelings.

Hearing that voice, Heavenly Fate Marquis’ eyes flickered. But soon after, he snorted coldly and said, “Mere posturing. Talk again when you actually manage to leave the Hell Gate.”

His Heavenglimpse Eye was wide open.

His usual genial appearance was gone, replaced by an appearance of boundless dignity as he said, “I have the ability to pry upon the secrets of the heavens. There is no future for your lineage.”

“That is not for you to say.”

The same voice rang out, carrying boundless helplessness with it. At that exact moment, the Heavenglimpse Eye exploded.

The ancestor took the chance to throw a punch. Instantly, Heavenly Fate Marquis was sent flying while coughing blood. Even so, the ancestor’s expression remained unsightly. His Hell Gate swept forth, pushing Venerable Moon and Thunderstorm back before smashing onto the devil projection.

Boom!

As the devil projection was blasted apart, the ancestor reached out and grabbed Yue Hao and the others. March took the chance to launch another bamboo strike at them, smashing half of Yue Hao’s head into mincemeat. But that was all he could do before the ancestor vanished with all of them.

March wanted to give chase, but when he looked around, he stopped grudgingly. He glanced at the approaching ancient beasts before reaching out to grab the frozen Snow Orchid General and sealing her into his bamboo. The other Venerables saw that and frowned, but none of them said anything.

You Zhen’s self-detonation had destroyed Snow Orchid General’s body, but she was able to release a massive burst of power to encase her sea of willpower with ice.

With their opponents pushed back, nobody remarked on March’s action.

“Withdraw.”

Venerable Dao said nothing and called for their withdrawal. Too many ancient beasts had arrived. If they stayed any longer, they would be forced to fight a battle to the death with the ancient beasts.

And thus, they started their withdrawal.

Shortly after, they regrouped with the incoming dragon and phoenix before retreating together. All eleven Venerables had solemn expressions. This was an unimaginably powerful opponent.

The Venerables were surprising enough, and they also had an old man who was comparable to Hundred Battle King in strength. As for the expert who had spoken at the very end, that was potentially a Master of Law.

Venerable Corona might be powerful, but even Venerable Corona was slightly weaker than the old man known as the ancestor. The only advantage the myriad races had was a higher number of Venerables.

Venerable Corona included, twelve myriad race Venerables had made an appearance. Then again, the chaos lineage had a considerable number of Venerables as well. Toward the end, they sensed the auras of two additional Venerables from the chaos lineage.

Including the one who had died, they had seven Venerables and two stronger beings on their side. The myriad race Venerables were greatly shocked. The Torchbearers had been speaking the truth. Or to be precise, the chaos lineage was actually stronger than what the Torchbearers had hinted at.

The ancient being at the depths had merely spoken to them instead of coming out, and they did not know the reason for that. All of them looked at Heavenly Fate Marquis, awaiting an answer from him.

Facing everyone’s gaze, Heavenly Fate Marquis spoke gloomily, “She seems to be on the other side of the Hell Gate. It seems like…she can’t leave easily. I can’t see more. The Hell Gate destroyed my Heavenglimpse Eye when I tried to see more. Unless one has a Heaven Gate, it is almost impossible to see more than that.”

Venerable Dao inhaled deeply and said, “That’s fine. Fortunately, the Torchbearers had successfully lured these people out for us, and they are indeed powerful. However, we have nothing to fear. Are they trying to act as the chess player behind the scenes? How laughable. Together, we can kill even a Master of Law.”

Venerable Desolate coldly said, “If it weren’t for the restrictions on the laws, we would have become Masters of Laws by now. A Master of Law or two is no big deal. The moment the restrictions are removed, we will instantly gain over ten Masters of Laws. If they chaos lineage wishes to fight us, so be it.”

They did not have the combat strength of Masters of Laws, but they had the same level of comprehension. With their comprehension, they could have grown to the level of human kings during the ancient past.

As they spoke, their auras appeared turbulent. Despite their words, they were still quite shocked by the prowess the chaos lineage had displayed.

Chaos lineage.

They had accumulated a terrifying amount of strength after staying in the shadows for so many years. Prior to this, the myriad races had guessed that the chaos lineage wouldn’t be weak. But they had not expected that the chaos lineage would be this powerful.

The Torchbearers were right. Unity between the myriad races was required if they were to stand a chance against the chaos lineage. As for the Torchbearers, had they gone mad? They had lost so many people in a random skirmish.

Why? Why did they fight in such a manner?

Wait, Celestial Dragon Marquis!

He was not dead! Snow Orchid Marquis was still around as well. However, it was unlikely that she knew anything useful since she had just emerged from her seclusion not long ago.

At that thought, the Venerables rushed to the top of the Human Mountain. There, Venerable Moon’s voice rang out, “Seal the border of the Chaos Mountain. Prevent any movement into or out of the Chaos Mountain.”

With that, a large number of experts departed to form the blockade.

***

In the main hall.

Someone as resplendent as the sun was seated there. This was Venerable Corona of the divine race. Including the eleven Venerables who had just returned, twelve Venerables were gathered there.

Celestial Dragon Marquis’ sea of willpower was tossed out. With a wave of Venerable Dao’s hand, a large amount of life force converged around the sea of willpower. In the blink of an eye, Celestial Dragon Marquis regrew his body. However, this new body was far weaker than his previous body.

He had a confused and terrified expression on his face.

The moment he noticed the gathering of experts before him, he gasped and hurriedly bowed, “Celestial Dragon greets the Venerables.”

Twelve.

This was too terrifying.

Fortunately, there was a dragon among them. However, that was an unfamiliar face so he asked uncertainly, “Are…are you…Jade Dragon Marquis?”

Jade Dragon Marquis frowned and nodded. “Tell us. What happened? Why were you with the Torchbearers?”

A humanoid female stood beside the dragon. She said furiously, “Why did I feel the death of the Phoenix Pseudo Emperor?”

Celestial Dragon Marquis explained, “We were all captured by Su Yu.”

“Su Yu?”

“The human lord from the Lower Realm.” Celestial Dragon Marquis said, “They ambushed and captured all of us in the Lower Realm.”

“Show us his appearance?”

Celestial Dragon Marquis hurriedly projected an image in the air. When Venerable Moon saw the image, he frowned, “It’s him! Zhou Tiandao, deputy leader of the Torchbearers, and grandson of Zhou Tian of the Torchbearers.”

Su Yu?

The Venerables were surprised to hear that. The human lord?

Human lord of the Lower Realm?

That wasn’t a weak individual. In fact, he was one of the few who had survived the clash against the chaos lineage not long ago. He seemed to be the one issuing all the orders during the battle as well. They did notice the person called Zhou Tian during the battle, and he did not feel like a Venerable. He was one of the ones who had self-detonated during the battle.

In truth, even now, the Venerables were still confused about the recently concluded battle.

Venerable Moon said, “Tell us more about the Lower Realm. Just who is this Su Yu? Weren’t you captured by the Torchbearers?”

“Torchbearers?” Celestial Dragon Marquis said, “That lineage has died out. Wait, no, Great Zhou King is still around. The same person who had self-detonated at the very end of the person. He should be a Torchbearer. But he is the sole survivor. That lineage is as good as dead. I was able to sense what happened during the battle. It was all Su Yu and his slaughter. That madman is actually up here!”

“Su Yu…madman?”

When all the Venerables focused on him, Celestial Dragon Marquis continued nervously, “He was the one who had captured me, not one of his allies. Sacred Source Marquis knows this. I descended to the Lower Realm because something happened to the dragon race down there.

“But subsequently, I was captured. I was only released recently and forced to self-detonate right after. Ape Pseudo Emperor, Kunpeng Pseudo Emperor, and Phoenix Pseudo Emperor were forced to self-detonate alongside me as well. I survived due to good luck…”

Venerable Moon frowned and said, “You’re saying that this attack wasn’t launched by the so-called Torchbearers. Rather, it was the human lord from the Lower Realm. Is that so?”

“Yes!” He nodded. “Things have changed completely in the Lower Realm. The one called Su Yu has opened the Heaven Gate. With his incredible strength, he recruited a large number of experts. Grand Dream, Soy Bun, June, and the others have all submitted to him.

“He has numerous experts under him. The top talents of the era, such as Lan Tian, Wan Tiansheng, Great Qin King, and Great Xia King are all with him as well. Even Great Zhou King of the Torchbearers has joined him.”

Worried that he would be viewed as an ally of the humans, he hid nothing and hurriedly said everything he knew. The expressions of the Venerables changed repeatedly as they listened.

The Torchbearers no longer existed.

This lineage had long been wiped out.

The sole survivor was the so-called Great Zhou King, someone who had submitted to Su Yu.

According to Celestial Dragon Marquis, the people involved in the previous battle were essentially the full force of the Torchbearers they had imagined. Apart from a small number of people, such as Grand Dream and June, most of them had participated in that battle. And almost all of them had died.

They all looked at March, but his expression remained unchanged. Since he was remaining silent, no one said anything. They became more certain that March was connected to that lineage. But that lineage had encountered disaster.

Venerable Moon frowned slightly and said, “Are you saying that they had used all their strength for the previous battle? But why did that Su Yu fight like that? He lost all his accumulated strength, including the ancient humans he had gathered recently.”