Tribulation of Myriad Races

Chapter 2095: Dao Completion (1)

Darkness.

Boundless darkness.

Even the soul itself was engulfed in stillness. To experience death. This was an easy claim to make, but nobody could maintain their ability to think after death.

But Su Yu was still capable of thought. He felt himself looking at a gigantic dao. The death spirit dao. It was trying to bring him back, but he was in the middle of chaos. The influence of the death spirit dao did not extend that far.

Was this death?

Su Yu saw that dao. But the dao couldn't approach him. He was too far for the death spirit dao to reach. A pity.

What now?

He could feel his mind slowing down.

As though he was slowly losing his ability to think.

"What's the point?"

Even in such a state, Su Yu was still able to berate himself. What was the point of this? Why did he insist on pioneering his dao? Why did he insist on experiencing death? Were his daily deaths during his childhood not enough? In each of those deaths, he would return to life after waking up.

Right, he only needed to wake up to return to life. But how was he supposed to wake up from this?

"Life and death daos...dao pioneering? What dao should I pioneer?"

Numerous thoughts surfaced in his mind, but one reigned supreme. He was tired. He was exhausted. He wanted to stop. He wanted to rest. Wasn't it normal for one to rest when one was tired?

He had not gotten a good sleep since he was six. Slowly, he stopped getting those nightmares at eighteen. But the four years after he reached eighteen hadn't been easy either. He had worked hard, but danger was still everywhere.

Culture King. Human Emperor. Masters of Laws. Chaos. Heaven Gate. Hell Gate. Control King.

Too many secrets were buried in the world he lived in.

Not even those who had lived for hundreds of years could unveil all these secrets. Why should he be the one to bear this responsibility? Why must he be the one to take on this burden? Because he was chosen by Time Sage?

Was that a good enough reason? But he was tired. He wanted to sleep really badly. He had been struggling and fighting since he was six. He was tired of this. He knew very well that he should start laying dao his life and death daos.

The moment he was done, he would be able to return. But...his motivation had vanished.

"Just let me rest. Just let me get a proper sleep. Sleep...sleep until the end of time..."

Yes. Even when his mind was starting to fail him, he knew the right thing to do. He had prepared himself well for this.

But...he was tired.

"Allow me to be cowardly for once. The world won't stop running without me."

***

Outside.

The Heaven Gate had collapsed.

Only a dragon head had escaped. Su Yu was nowhere to be seen. Everyone had solemn expressions. Where was Su Yu?

Where?

Was he dead?

Wan Tiansheng had an unsightly expression. He roared, "Surround him!"

He couldn't see Su Yu anywhere. He would not spare this dragon if Su Yu were dead. Instantly, numerous experts shot forth and surrounded the dragon head.

Due to his injuries, the dragon had weakened significantly. However, he was still quite powerful. Even with his injuries, he was still comparable to Venerables in strength. If a fight were to break out, he could still kill a decent number of them.

Wan Tiansheng's aura was stirring due to his agitation. He asked, "Where is he?"

The dragon answered with a solemn expression, "He's a madman. He broke the Heaven Gate. Even if his Heaven Gate is a mere projection, the world beyond isn't a place people like us can set foot in. He...died inside."

Wan Tiansheng's face fell. He looked around in silence. Suddenly, he roared, "Wake up! Su Yu! Where are you?"

Something wasn't right. Su Yu should be laying down his daos to return to life right about now. He could return either as a proper living being or a death spirit. He shouldn't be gone just like that.

This wasn't right.

Since Su Yu had decided to do this, he must have been quite confident he could do it. In that case, why was he still missing?

With a solemn expression, Heavenbridge Marquis asked, "Is he...stuck beyond the gate?"

Wan Tiansheng's head snapped toward him and asked, "What do you mean? What is the Heaven Gate, exactly? Stuck beyond the gate? What is the world beyond the gate? Isn't the gate merely an ability one gains after opening all acupoints and apertures? Are you saying that the gate itself hides a major secret?"

Facing Wan Tiansheng's gaze, Heavenbridge Marquis shivered. He stammered out a reply, "This...Heaven Gate...Emperor Yu knew about it. I don't know why...why he rushed through it...but he was really aware of the secret behind it!"

Wan Tiansheng asked coldly, "Answer. What will happen to someone stuck behind the gate?"

"I...I don't know." Heavenbridge Marquis answered nervously, "I never experienced something like this as well. I don't know. Also, Emperor Yu...Emperor Yu..."

He didn't know what he should say.

Su Yu wasn't supposed to do that. He knew that an era was sealed behind the gate. In that case, why did he do that? Or did he believe that his Heaven Gate was different from the original Heaven Gate, so he hadn't been too worried about it?

Wan Tiansheng gnashed his teeth and glared at the dragon. "If he's dead, you won't live past today."

The dragon said nothing. However, he was already prepared for an intense battle. It was very likely that the human beyond the gate was really dead.

Heaven Gate...Culture King...

He heard a voice beyond that gate. That seemed to be Culture King's voice!

What a nightmarish experience. The surrounding experts sank into silence. Wasn't Su Yu supposed to continue with his dao pioneering? In that case, why was he not back?

Why?

***

At the same time.

Boundless darkness.

The man in white couldn't resist looking into the distance again. "Zhou Wu, did you not hear that voice?"

"I didn't!"

The burly man beside him answered with an annoyed tone, "Why would I lie if I heard it? Stop asking the same question repeatedly. This is so annoying. If you're so curious, just go and take a look."

"Sure. I have been waiting for you to say this."

But when he said that, the burly man cursed, "Are you stupid? Don't run off randomly. It's very dangerous over there. What if you encounter—"

"Cut the crap!" The man in white frowned and said, "I need to go. I'm certain I saw a dragon there."

"Dragon my ass!" The burly man said, "Where? Why didn't I see any dragon around? If there were really a dragon around, I would have killed it long ago. I'm starving. I can't remember the last time I ate something."

"Stop wasting time."

The man in white ignored the burly man and flew off after patting his white robes down. The burly man cursed again before looking around nervously. "Hey, stop! Don't run around randomly! That fellow might notice you! Things will get troublesome when you catch that fellow's attention."

"Are you scared of them?"

"What stupid question is that? If you're not scared, why don't you challenge them to a fight?"

"We'll see."

"..."

The two started moving while bickering with each other. After some time, and after crossing countless rivers and mountain ranges, they finally reached the location the man in white had noticed earlier.

There, the burly man looked around and cursed, "See? I told you there's no dragon here!"

But right after, he blanked out. An indistinct dragon tail could be seen not far away. The burly man was stunned. How odd. Where did this tail come from? What the fuck? Was there really a dragon here?

He looked at the man in white and asked with shock, "Where did this dragon come from?"

The man in white ignored the question. He glanced at the tail before looking around. But shortly after, he frowned. "Someone...seemed to have died here."

"Someone died here?" The burly man picked the dragon tail up with excitement and exclaimed, "It's fresh! Wow! Are you seeing this? It's fresh! Who the fuck cares if someone died here? We can finally eat something!"

"Shut your damn mouth!"

Suddenly, the expression of the man in white changed slightly. A Heaven Gate appeared on his forehead, but instantly, he saw something blindingly bright. He shook his head to recover from the sudden brightness before saying, "Try opening your Heaven Gate."

"Uh..."

The burly man looked confused. Why?

Whatever.

Then, he opened his Heaven Gate as well. Like the man in white, he saw something blindingly bright. "Holy shit!"

The burly man exclaimed in alarm, "I think...I'm looking at the power of myriad daos! What is this? The brightness nearly blinded me!"

Through their Heaven Gates, they could see traces of the myriad daos around them. However, these traces couldn't be seen with the naked eye. An indistinct token could be seen at the end of the myriad daos, and someone was sleeping atop the token.

Anyone else would fail to see anything apart from boundless darkness here. But the man in white could see a youngster there. The youngster was lazily sleeping on the token. When the man in white shut his Heaven Gate, everything vanished. When he opened his Heaven Gate again, his eyes were once again dazzled by the blinding radiance.

There was really a sleeping figure at the end of the myriad daos.

For a moment, the man in white couldn't react to what he was seeing. After a while, he finally said, "There's really someone here. I think...I can see him sleeping...with a book as a pillow."

"Another one of those scholars?" The burly man asked with astonishment, "What's going on? Why can we only see him alongside the myriad daos when we open the Heaven Gate?"

"He's dead."

"Hmm?" The burly man said, "But he's still there when I open my Heaven Gate."

"He's alive."

"..."

The confused, burly man raged, "Talk properly!"

With a slight frown, the man in white said, "He's both dead and alive. He's pioneering the myriad daos, but his myriad daos are too weak. No, that's not exactly accurate. This fellow...no, just what is going on? Did something happen when he was opening the life and death daos?

"No, that's not right either. He seems capable of returning to life by laying down the life and death daos. No, something isn't right. He's using a book as a pillow. But that book...resembles my sister's book."

The man in white was confused as well.

How odd.

What was this?

He had never seen anyone in such a state before.

Before long, he saw a badly damaged gate, a gate on the verge of fading into nothingness. He said, "Heaven Gate...this is a fellow who has opened the Heaven Gate. He must have entered this place by accident. Wait, this isn't good. The moment the Heaven Gate fully fades away, he will lose his ability to return. He will die for real. Is this a human?"

The burly man exclaimed in surprise, "Someone with a Heaven Gate? Wait, that's understandable. Someone without a Heaven Gate won't be able to reach this place. Can he return to life?"

"Yes." The man in white nodded and opened his Heaven Gate again. Looking at the sleeping youth, his Heaven Gate trembled, "Wake up."

"Wake up now!"

"If you don't wake up now, you'll die for real!"

***

Deep in sleep.

Su Yu heard a voice.

He was annoyed.

He felt as though he was happily sleeping under his blanket during the winter when someone suddenly lifted his blanket and started shaking him.

Finally, he opened his eyes in annoyance.

What an annoying voice.

"Audacious!"

Su Yu roared and looked up. But he only saw two gates before him. With a frown, he asked, "Who is this?"

A heavy voice boomed over, "Who are you? Are you dead? Are you not leaving? If you don't leave before the Heaven Gate shuts, you won't be able to leave anymore."

That was the burly man.

The burly man asked curiously, "Did you enter through your Heaven Gate? But something isn't right with the way you entered. Are you a human? Are you dead or not? Just what dao are you pioneering? Why are there so many daos? What the fuck? You nearly blinded my eyes with your daos. There are so many daos..."

"Enough. We don't have time for more questions." A gentle voice rang out, "Leave now. This isn't a place for you to stay for long. You seem to be in the middle of dao pioneering. An accident must have happened during the process. This is your final chance to leave. Stay any longer and you will die for real."

One could judge someone's character slightly through their voice.

Thus, Su Yu had his guess as to who these voices belonged to. Countless thoughts emerged in his mind as he asked, "Are the two of you stuck?"

"Keh! Kid, why are you being so blunt?"

"..."

Martial King?

Yeap. That must be his voice. The moment Su Yu heard the reply, he understood that the two were stuck.

"I'm here to look for you."

After focusing on himself for a bit, Su Yu shouted, "Cut the crap! Shut your mouth, Brute. Stop interrupting me! You're wasting my time!"