Chapter 2310: Choice (2)

Before long, Heavenbridge left to make his preparations.

He wasn't strong. At the very least, he wasn't strong compared with the people here. He needed to leave his mark on all their people. And he could only teleport them around if they did not resist it one bit. Otherwise, it would be too hard for him to teleport someone strong around.

If teleporting the strong around was really so easy, their enemies would have been so easy to defeat. They only needed to teleport the enemies away and kill the enemy powerhouses off separately. Since that wasn't possible, they could only use the teleportation on their own people.

Done with his talk with Heavenbridge, Su Yu called Heavenly Fate and Fateless over. He first went over their new mission with them. Then, he added, "Both of you are smart. I never asked about fate race's choice back then, but the previous Fate Pseudo Emperor is dead. I don't care about his choice anymore.

"However, this battle is extremely important. I believe Heavenbridge won't do anything stupid. But I'm not the type to place all my hope on a single person."

Su Yu spoke softly, "A mistake or two is no big deal. But if he makes too many mistakes, I believe the two of you know what to do."

Heavenly Fate and Fateless looked at each other and nodded. Of course. This was how Su Yu had always been. No matter how much he trusted someone, he would never bet everything on one person. That was why he was ever victorious.

***

Done with the three, Su Yu called Martial Emperor over.

Martial Emperor was still unhappy with Su Yu, but he did not dare to challenge Su Yu.

With a smile, Su Yu said, "Help me with one task."

"What is it?"

"Do you remember how Tai Shan looks like?"

"..."

Martial Emperor said, "I won't forget him even if he turns into a pile of ashes."

"Good." Su Yu said, "Disguise yourself as him. I'll disguise myself as Culture King. Together, we will scare the myriad races. During that moment of extreme fear, we will catch them by surprise and attack. We can probably kill three or even five Masters of Laws before they can react."

"I refuse!"

Martial Emperor was furious. Disguising himself as Tai Shan to scare others?

There was no way he was doing that.

Absolutely not!

Su Yu laughed, "In that case, do you believe that you can scare the myriad races with your own identity?"

Martial Emperor opened his mouth...

Su Yu stated, "Your reputation isn't enough. Why? Because you're weak. As a weakling, this isn't the time to remain stubborn and cling to your stupid pride. You're not that stupid. Disguise yourself as Tai Shan to obtain much better results from the battle. The better the result, the more you can gain. Only then can you stand a better chance at taking your revenge.

"I asked. Nine of Martial King's wives are still alive. One tier-one, one tier-two, and seven tier-threes. What about you? You're a fresh tier-two. You're probably weaker than even his second wife. Are you dreaming of revenge with this much strength? I promise to stop Culture King and the others for you, but I never promised to stop his wives for you."

Martial Emperor opened his mouth and asked with hesitation, "Are his dao companions...that strong?"

"Yes. They are that strong." Su Yu said, "Therefore, you need to toss your empty pride aside for now. Instead, focus on growing. Only when things go well in the coming battle will we have more chances to grow stronger. Otherwise, you'll probably die to one punch from Martial King when you meet him."

Martial Emperor sank into thought.

Su Yu said, "Also...are you willing to make a small sacrifice for this?"

"Sacrifice?"

Martial Emperor stared at Su Yu. What was this guy saying now?

After a short silence, Su Yu continued, "When we encounter a dire crisis, summon your Heaven Gate out and feed it to Heavenbridge."

"What?"

Martial Emperor was stunned. Was this a joke? This would be disastrous for him! Sure, recovery was possible. But like the Hell Gate users they faced previously, he would be grievously wounded during the process.

Su Yu stared at Martial Emperor silently. After a long while, he explained, "That is necessary as when things get so dire, we might need Heavenbridge to reverse the situation. Also, you can even detonate your tier-two dao when needed. I will reserve the martial dao of my world for you."

Martial Emperor said, "Even the strongest dao in your world will only be a tier-three. It's not even a tier-two. How am I supposed to catch up with Tai Shan after fusing with your world?"

Su Yu was telling him to detonate his Heaven Gate and dao. What would he be left with after that?

Even the strongest dao Su Yu could reserve for him was a tier-three dao. Apart from Su Yu himself, nobody could reach the second tier in his world. That would only change when Su Yu grew stronger.

He was already weaker than Martial King. How could he accept dropping into the third tier?

Su Yu stared silently and allowed Martial Emperor to rage. Only when Martial Emperor was done raging did he continue, "To take, you must first give. You still owe me four Masters of Laws. If you're unwilling, kill four Masters of Laws and settle the debt between us. You can even pick weak Masters of Laws for this.

"You can leave my camp after that. I will keep to my word and stop Culture King and Human Emperor for you. But that will be the extent of our involvement with each other after that. We will have nothing else to do with each other."

Martial Emperor frowned. "Are you not going to stop me from leaving?"

Su Yu said nonchalantly, "There is no need for that."

Martial Emperor did not know how to react to this. After a long silence, he said, "Then...do you think you can continue growing rapidly after this?"

"I don't know."

“...”

Martial Emperor sank into hesitation. "Can't you promise that you can still grow rapidly?"

Su Yu said, "I don't promise what I can't do. Those willing to trust me will trust me regardless. No promise will change the mind of those unwilling to trust me."

"But you need to give me a little bit of hope, right?"

Martial Emperor raged again, "I'm a tier-two, but you're telling me to do something that will sever all hope. You're telling me to detonate my dao and Heaven Gate. I will lose everything. How can I accept that?"

In short, he was asking for a good reason for him to obey. Could this guy not say anything nice? How was he supposed to accept the ridiculous demand without a good reason?

Su Yu laughed, "Well, there is hope. I've always believed that I have great hopes of further growth. We can kill a bunch of Masters of Laws this time. I'll feed their corpses and daos to my world. That will give me a massive boost forward.

"I don't know about the others, but you're already a tier-two. The moment I become a tier-one, you will easily return to the second tier."

Martial Emperor was still hesitating. He said, "I'll...decide after further observation. Is that acceptable?"

"Yes. I can treat you as the backup plan."

Su Yu wasn't too bothered. A tier-two Master of Law was essentially someone with the strength of the Four Cardinal Kings back then. It was normal for someone so strong to hesitate when asked to give up everything, especially when that someone was Martial Emperor.

Meanwhile, Martial Emperor was feeling incredibly gloomy. Damn it. Would he fall completely under Su Yu's control after fusing with Su Yu's world? This was such a bitter pill to swallow.

***

Done with Martial Emperor, Su Yu called someone else over.

March.

Su Yu stared at March in silence. After a while, he said, "January isn't here."

March nodded.

"Is he with the myriad races?"

March shook his head, "I don't know. When I asked Radiant King, he said that he was unsure as well. I don't know the actual situation here. He might be here, or he might not be here."

He truly didn't know. Where was January? Was he with the myriad races? But according to what he knew, January was a close ally of humanity. If he had joined the myriad races, the myriad races would have killed or kicked him away long ago since they couldn't trust him either way.

How odd.

Even if Human Emperor wished to send a spy toward the myriad races, January would be the worst choice as he was a known human loyalist.

Su Yu sank into thought as well. Where was January? It was highly unlikely that he was with the myriad races. Human Emperor wasn't stupid. Sending January over as a spy was the same as telling January to die.

He did not ask about it during their previous meeting, and Human Emperor had not mentioned it either. Was January really with the myriad races? Perhaps the myriad races had suffered a sudden drop in intelligence and decided to accept him?

Su Yu didn't have the answer. Thus, he said, "His absence might be related to some of the contingencies of Human Emperor. It is likely that what we're seeing isn't all the strength he has. I'm calling you over for one thing. When necessary, detonate Human Ancestor's bamboo stick."

"Sure."

March nodded. It was hard for him to part with the bamboo stick, but Su Yu was clearly trying to maximize the result of the next battle. Thus, even the bamboo stick could be sacrificed.

***

Su Yu continued making his arrangements.

However, he only needed to worry about those on his side. There was no need for him to worry about Human Emperor. That was a crafty fox who had ruled the Myriad Realms for countless years. An honest man on his position would have died long ago.

Since he had the courage to start a battle, he naturally had his own ideas about what to do. Thus, Su Yu only needed to focus on getting the greatest level of victory with the lowest possible level of loss.

***

At the same time.

The atmosphere on the floating island of humanity was turning tense. Everyone had noticed that Human Emperor was serious about starting a battle. But at the same time, he was still somewhat holding back.

It almost felt as though he didn't really want a battle. Instead, he was only trying to bluff the myriad races.

***

Noticing the intense atmosphere opposite them, the myriad races couldn't stay calm anymore.

On the floating island of the myriad races.

In the sky.

Several top powerhouses were gathered. All of them were gazing in the direction of the human camp. An aged voice rang out, "What is Human Emperor trying to do? Based on his nature, he would have attacked if he really intended to fight. There is no need for this. Right now, it feels as if he's trying to scare us instead."

After having Human Emperor as an opponent for so many years, they were already quite familiar with his nature. Currently, Human Emperor was acting out-of-character. They could almost feel his hesitation.

"We should just charge over and attack them. We have more people. What are we scared of? Maybe Human Emperor is already an arrow at the end of its flight. We should have attacked long ago."

That was the Devil Pseudo Emperor. Naturally, this wasn't the Blazing Flame Devil Pseudo Emperor. Blazing Flame...was from an even older generation. Everyone ignored that voice. What nonsense. If this guy had the ability to persuade everyone to forget their fear, sure. They could attack.

"Why do I feel like this is false bravado? It feels like Human Emperor is putting up an act to scare us."

Once again, someone voiced their doubt.

"Is he going to be occupied with something important, so he's doing this to get us out of the way?"