Chapter 2331: Im Back (2)

Chapter 2331: I'm Back (2)

Su Yu asked, "Are you unwilling to answer, or are you incapable of answering?"

After a very long time, Return gave a vague reply, "The past is the past. Only the present is real. Rather than living in the past, it's better to live in the present. What do you think?"

Su Yu understood somewhat. They wished to leave because the Myriad Realms were the present. They were all the past. They wanted to remove the seal and return the past to the present.

It sounded complicated, but Su Yu only needed to understand one thing. These people wished to take over the Myriad Realms. The so-called opportunity and the goal of these people were all located in the Myriad Realms.

He did not continue with this line of questioning. Return was clearly unwilling to say more. It was also quite unlikely that he would go looking for Culture King. It was also likely that Culture King was currently in even more trouble than before.

Recalling what Human Emperor said previously, Su Yu said, "What will happen when people like us cultivate the daos in your world?"

After a short pause, Return answered, "The daos are the greatest difference between the worlds inside and outside the gate."

Understood.

Su Yu suddenly understood why Time Sage had not pioneered her dao inside the Heaven Gate. She couldn't. Doing so would make her a native of that world. He also understood why the death spirit dao was left in the Death Realm. Because the Master of Death had not fully departed the Myriad Realms. His dao was still here.

Thus, that person couldn't be fully considered a native inside the gate. He seemed to be waiting for something as well. And the dao he left in the Myriad Realms would play a big role in his plan.

That was why he had projected himself into the Myriad Realms when Su Yu messed with his dao. That was not something he could give up on. It was far too important for him. He needed it to return in the future.

Return did not say much, but what he said was enough for Su Yu to understand more about the world inside the Heaven Gate.

They cultivated the myriad daos as well, but that wasn't surprising since that was the Creation Era. But the daos they cultivated...Su Yu's eyes flickered. The Myriad Realms they inhabited could very well be the same Myriad Realms of the present day. But was the river back then still the same river?

The river...flowed.

Could it be that all their daos had been displaced? Could it be that the myriad daos cultivated by the myriad races were actually different from the myriad daos of their ancestors?

The so-called sealed era was actually a sealed stretch of the river. Was the River of Time a river or a ring? A closed loop, to be precise. And were they merely inhabiting a part of this closed loop? Meanwhile, the Heaven Gate and Human Gate had cut the closed loop into different parts.

Su Yu sank into deep contemplation. He started wondering about the river itself. Where was its real end? What was the actual purpose of the three gates? Why? The key to all that was the Master of Time. And perhaps his involvement with all these factors would deepen soon.

With all that in mind, Su Yu suddenly lost all interest in Return. He decided to let Return be for now. He said, "Remember not to withdraw your power. Even if I'm not going to fight anyone for now, I can still use your power to strengthen my body. That fellow has been picking fights with me repeatedly recently. I need to be on alert at all times."

"What?"

Return was really nearing his limits.

What a crazy guy. Was Su Yu not worried that he would really exit the gate after sending so much of his power out? Or was Su Yu unaware that he could actually exit through these Heaven Gate projections after keeping his power in the Myriad Realms long enough to lock on to that reality?

He was a tier-one. He would be the most supreme of all the moment he was out there. Was a mere tier-four like Su Yu not worried about that?

He had grown familiar with how strength was classified in the Myriad Realms. It was quite similar to the system used during his era. Of course, he much preferred the system of his world, where strength was measured in daos. That was a lot more straightforward.

"Sure!"

Ultimately, Return agreed. It was very exhausting, but this would be very beneficial for him as well. He could already sense his power taking root somewhere. Perhaps he would be able to descend upon that place before long.

Of course, Su Yu was very clear about that as well. Taking root somewhere? Yes, Return's power was taking root in his world. Thus, the moment the old fellow exited, he would find himself right inside Su Yu's world. That was the only place the old fellow could emerge at since all his power had been concentrated there.

And Su Yu would naturally welcome that. He only hoped that the old fellow was actually brave enough to make such an attempt. After all, there was no guarantee that the old fellow would die easily in his world, right?

***

After a while, Su Yu ended the conversation and stood up.

His movement attracted numerous gazes. After the short interaction with those under his banner, those from Human Emperor's side had deepened their understanding of him. They all looked at him with odd gazes. According to his people, this was quite an impressive guy.

Prior to this, they wouldn't take mere words seriously. But they had witnessed how he had achieved such a great victory with zero casualties during the previous battle. He had killed far more enemies than they had over many years in a single battle.

"Xing Yue."

Su Yu called out. Xing Yue, who was busy healing someone, looked over. He said, "Fuse with that nether death dao. It is now a tier-two dao. It's quite similar to the death dao. You will be a tier-two after fusing with that dao. My world has grown enough to support the existence of tier-twos."

"Oh."

Xing Yue nodded indifferently. Not a single bit of excitement could be seen on her face.

Tier-two?

It was only natural that she could reach that level.

Back then, Radiant King had said that it was only a matter of time before she caught up to Immortal Pseudo Emperor. At the time, she thought that, yes, of course. She only needed to wait until Su Yu was strong enough, and that would happen.

Thus, she was completely unsurprised. What was a big deal about growing into a tier-two? Immortal Pseudo Emperor was a tier-one. She had quite a long way to go before reaching that level. Thus, there was no need for her to feel all excited about this tiny growth.

The nether death dao could be considered an alternate form of the death dao. Xing Yue controlled the life dao of the Myriad Realms. Suddenly, she asked, "Should I fuse the life dao of the Myriad Realms into your world as well? That will make both the life and death daos tier-two. Won't this be better for balance?"

Prior to this, her life dao was stronger, resulting in an imbalance. Now that Su Yu had gained another death dao, she could add the life dao into it to restore balance. Both daos would reach the second tier.

One needed the strength of at least eight daos to reach the second tier. Of course, the accumulation of two daos with the strength of eight daos wouldn't instantly propel someone to the level of sixteen daos. That would make one a tier-one. However, it would be enough to push someone to the strength of ten daos.

And after further cultivation, she might be able to reach twelve or even fourteen daos before long.

Su Yu considered the suggestion. Should he accept the offer?

Right then, Radiant King hurriedly said, "No, Xing Yue. Maybe you should discuss this with His Majesty first..."

"Why?" Xing Yue asked doubtfully, "Cultivation is a personal matter. My big brother is strong, but it doesn't mean that I need to listen to him when cultivating. We cultivate different daos. It's not like he knows the life and death daos. Why should I consult him about this?"

"..."

Radiant King was left completely speechless. He grew even more worried. This would further solidify her as a part of Su Yu's camp. For now, she was not fully in his camp. But the moment she fused her life dao into his world...

How could Radiant King stay calm about this? But Human Emperor was in seclusion to stabilize his sea of willpower. Nobody dared to disturb him during such an important cultivation session. Everyone wanted to advise Xing Yue against it, but nobody knew what to say.

Su Yu ignored them all and continued considering the matter. After a while, he said, "You can if you want, but that is the same as betting everything on me. If you keep that dao outside, there is still hope for you even after the collapse of my world."

"You're my subordinate. Will you grow strong when I fuse the life dao with your world? When you grow strong, you will keep serving me, right?"

"..."

Everyone had odd expressions. Who was the subordinate here?

What bullshit!

That so-called subordinate of hers viewed even Martial Suppression King with disregard. He had berated her as he wished. He was definitely no pushover. Everyone knew that from their first meeting.

Right at that moment, Su Yu laughed and nodded, "True. That's right, Lord Xing Yue. Sure, sure. Do it if you want. Your big brother is finding it hard to even protect himself right now. He might even die before me."

Thus, it wouldn't matter if she fused her life dao with his world.

Su Yu set the matter aside and turned his focus to Martial Emperor. At the moment, Martial Emperor was standing alone at a dark corner, looking quite lonely. Everyone ignored him, but he didn't feel like interacting with anyone either.

Those from Human Emperor's side knew about his grudge with Martial King, so nobody wanted to interact with him. As for those on Su Yu's side, he had always been an aloof and powerful figure. Thus, he couldn't bring himself to converse with them like a normal person. Thus, he could only stand alone and stare into the distance.

Su Yu said, "Martial Emperor, fuse with the physical body dao. That should be enough to push you to the second tier."

That was the only other tier-two dao in his world.

Martial Emperor's eyes gleamed, but next, he coughed and declared proudly, "This seat cultivates the martial dao..."

He was trying to say that he was too good for the physical body dao.

Su Yu couldn't be bothered to persuade him. "Forget it, then."

"Wait!"

Martial Emperor was forced to set his pride aside. Shit! He could not give up on this chance to become a tier-two again.

Su Yu said, "I'll also teach you the way to connect with someone inside the Heaven Gate. Connect with someone and borrow some power. Regardless of what they tell you, remember to keep your sea of willpower locked. Exclude everything that has happened in the past five years and you're free to tell them anything you want."

Trying to be too specific about what Martial Emperor could say was a lost cause. Thus, he only needed to exclude everything from the past five years. Both Martial Emperor and Xing Yue would become tier-twos after fusing with their new daos. This would further strengthen the overall strength of the forces under his command.

Done with Martial Emperor, Su Yu beckoned at Heavenbridge. When Heavenbridge rushed over, Su Yu took him away without saying anything to him. As the two vanished, his voice drifted over to the others, "I'm going downstream to gather some power. Wait here."

Radiant King and the others blinked. Where was he going? Human Emperor was in seclusion to recuperate. Why was this guy running away?

Radiant King couldn't resist asking, "Where is...Human Lord Su going? It's too dangerous for him to leave now..."

Wan Tiansheng laughed and said, "Don't worry. His Majesty knows what he's doing."

With that, Radiant King couldn't say more. But inwardly, he was wondering if Su Yu was returning to the Myriad Realms. Prior to this, nobody could leave because the myriad races might notice it. But it should be fine now since the myriad races might not dare to try anything with their recent losses.

Even so, Radiant King still warned, "Everyone, remember to not wander off randomly. If we leave as well, the myriad races might take the chance to leave. With everyone gone, the three gates will open in advance."

They were here to keep the three gates suppressed. The more veteran powerhouses were aware of that, but some were not. Thus, he had to warn them about this.

"Don't worry." Wan Tiansheng said, "We won't run around randomly."

There was nothing else Radiant King could say.