Chapter 2384: Upgrade, Depart (1)

Five powerhouses had transformed into Su Yu's prisoners right after emerging in the Myriad Realms.

The three tier-twos had their daos forcefully peeled off them. But fortunately for them, Su Yu's people had not killed them, giving them the opportunity to recover even after losing their bodies.

Tomb had seemingly gone mad after his encounter with Human Emperor. Jade, on the other hand, was rejoicing that he was not the one faced with that terrifying monster known as the Human Emperor.

Including Return, the six stood together gloomily. Everything was over.

They were promised that there were no powerhouses in the Myriad Realms. They were promised that they could dominate the Myriad Realms just by being Masters of Laws. But what happened? They had not suffered so much even inside the gate.

They were faced with dozens of powerhouses right after arriving.

Jade, who was still somewhat unwilling to accept this, looked at Su Yu and gnashed his teeth, "Are you Su Yu? You had better release us. The forbidden zone—"

Boom!

A palm reached out, slapping him apart. Next, his body was devoured cleanly by the world.

Silence descended.

The pupils of Tomb, who was still staring blankly a moment ago, shrank. To the side, Return trembled with fear.

Su Yu cursed, "Too noisy."

He was in quite a terrible mood.

Earlier, Human Emperor had been so impressive that he was too embarrassed to do anything. Sure, he had secured a verbal victory, but anyone with an eye could see who was the cooler of the two.

Why was that fellow making so much noise when he was already in a bad mood? Jade...That name reminded him of Jade King from the immortal race. That was quite an annoying guy as well. Since this guy was annoying, he might as well die.

What was the point of keeping so many powerhouses from the gate around? This had also given him the chance to demonstrate his ability to erase a tier-one with a single slap, even if that tier-one's dao had been stripped.

Su Yu was actually quite speechless about that. The guy had already surrendered and stripped his dao. What was the point of running his mouth just to preserve his face? Who should die if not him? The others paled with fright.

Dead!

A tier-one, someone who wouldn't die easily inside the gate, had been slapped to death. Both his body and willpower had been fully devoured by the world. When they looked at Su Yu again, only boundless fear could be seen in their eyes.

Even Tomb, who was supposed to be mad, lowered his head. To the side, Return was swallowing madly. Su Yu was too terrifying.

And fickle.

He would turn against someone just like that. He wouldn't even bother to say anything. If he was unhappy with someone, he would directly slap that person to death. Human Emperor glanced at Su Yu and chuckled.

He wasn't too bothered about all that. Looking at the others, he said, "As Su Yu said, the capable will receive the five daos. It doesn't matter if you're with me or with him. Everyone is allowed to compete."

They were still slightly stunned by what Su Yu did, but none truly cared since the victim wasn’t even one of them.

Heavendoom hurriedly said, "Uhm...everyone's strength is different. Do we really compete in the same bracket? For example, some are already tier-ones while some are tier-threes or tier-fours. Is it fair for all of us to compete together?"

Su Yu rolled his eyes and said, "Don't talk about fairness. Excluding Human Emperor's people, everyone here has advanced into Masters of Laws in the same month. If you're weaker, you can only blame yourself for being incompetent. Cut the nonsense. Winner takes all. Cultivation level does not matter. Do you think your enemies will hold back because of your cultivation level or something?"

Heavendoom grumbled unhappily, "But the tier-ones are absent. Xing Yue is a peak tier-two. Won't she snatch everything for herself if she wishes to compete?"

Su Yu thought about it and said, "This is actually quite a reasonable argument. So be it. Let me add some restrictions to this. Everyone can compete, but the winner will need to kill a corresponding enemy. For example, if you get the tier-one dao, kill a tier-one enemy. If you get the tier-two dao, kill a tier-two enemy.

"The daos will ultimately be planted in either my world or Human Emperor's world. If you refuse to pay the price after getting the dao, double the dao power you gained from this will be sealed away."

Human Emperor looked at Su Yu and said nothing.

Heavendoom grinned. Good! If anyone dared to snatch all the daos away, that person would be forced to kill five Masters of Laws alone. That would be no joke. And Su Yu was not the type to go back on his word.

Su Yu looked at Return's group and said, "Come with me. The rest of you may start competing over the daos yourselves. His Majesty the Human Emperor will watch over things."

Human Emperor glanced at Su Yu. Was he working for this guy again? This kid was being way too casual with him.

But in the end, Human Emperor still decided that he was too magnanimous to bicker about this. Clearly, Su Yu was even more unreliable than Wen Number Two. At the very least, Wen Number Two would help with the mundane affairs and busywork, but Su Yu had been ignoring all of that.

***

Su Yu couldn't be bothered to involve himself.

In the past, he would definitely micromanage the entire distribution, ensuring that only the most suitable recipient would receive these daos. But during the previous battle, they couldn't secure a decisive battle even when both sides had similar numbers. Since then, he understood something else. He couldn't keep babysitting everyone.

Everyone was waiting for him to distribute the spoils based on need, not contribution. In such an environment, there was a lack of motivation to work hard. Hard work would not change the distribution of resources. As such, there was no need for them to try too hard.

For now, the cons of such an environment would not be too obvious. But Su Yu was worried that things would deteriorate as things progressed. Thus, he had to change everything. From now on, resources would be distributed according to contribution.

And strength.

The stronger party might not be the most suited person for the dao, resulting in a lack of efficiency. But winning the dao would create a karma for the winner. The price for such a dao was the life of a corresponding powerhouse. They should take that into consideration before competing for the dao. Su Yu would most certainly not spare the one to renege on the payment.

These people would also be excluded from future distribution. As Su Yu walked, he thought deeply. During the early stages, he was focused on increasing their overall strength. At this point, they were no longer in such a rush since there was still some time before the three gates were open.

Following behind him, Return and the others were greatly nervous.

Tomb, who was supposed to be mad, transmitted, "Return, fuck you! You screwed all of us! Jade died because of you! Damn you!"

Return said nothing. He didn't want that as well, but what could he do if he was a prisoner as well?

"Didn't you promise that Su Yu is only a tier-three? Try saying that again."

The helpless Return transmitted, "Stop complaining. What can I even do about this? A bunch of tier-ones died not long ago. I would have died if I hadn't submitted back then. Am I supposed to sacrifice myself to warn all of you about the danger here?"

They weren't close enough for that.

Tomb was feeling very helpless as well. He transmitted, "So...where is he taking us now? Is he going to kill all of us as well?"

Jade was so pitiful. He was a tier-one. Someone like that could stand among the top everywhere. But that guy had decided to put up a tough front after losing his dao. And just like that, he died.

He couldn't even do anything before dying. Return didn't know what Su Yu had in store for them. He could only follow silently.

***

After stepping inside the palace formed by his human lord's token, Su Yu smiled and said, "Sit."

They didn't dare to sit.

Su Yu repeated, "Sit."

They were still too scared to sit. With the same smile on his face, Su Yu repeated again, "Sit."

But his tone had grown slightly heavier. Instantly, Return sat down. The others hurriedly did the same. Su Yu beamed, "Good boys. All bad boys are food for my world."

They shivered.

Would they die if they had refused to sit one more time?

Return did not dare to say anything. After a short silence, Tomb said, "Su...Human Lord Su, what do you want, and what do you want to know? We are your prisoners. We can't refuse you. Be forthright with us, Human Lord."

Su Yu said, "I want a map of the world within the Heaven Gate from each of you."

"We can't."

Noticing the slight change in Su Yu's expression, Tomb hurriedly explained, "That really isn't possible. The world inside the gate is different from the world out here. It is only filled with void. We can only mark the forbidden zones scattered across the void...and some minor settlements, such as Return's Origin Return Mountain or my Heavenly Tomb Ridge. But these locations can move at any moment. Or to be precise, they are constantly drifting amid the void."

Su Yu raised his brow and said, "In that case, just write down the current situation inside."

Tomb said awkwardly, "We aren't well-traveled, and some of us rarely leave our place. I'm worried that what we know are inconsistent with each other due to our lack of information.

"For example, I might know the location of a certain forbidden zone. But someone else might know that the forbidden zone is elsewhere. The discrepancy is because we saw the same forbidden zone at different points in time, but it will give the impression that we're lying. I don't really want to die for something like that."

Su Yu laughed, "Interesting. Sure enough, those cultivating unique daos are smarter than those cultivating the mainstream daos such as physical body, spear, sword, or whatever else."

True.

Without this explanation, Su Yu would most likely assume that they were lying and kill a few as a show of force. Tomb was sweating profusely. He knew that it was very dangerous to say all that, but he had to say it.

Return was too dumb to say it. Sure enough, physical body cultivators were all dumb. They had to make things clear now if they didn't want to die for no reason.

Su Yu said, "How about this? Each of you will write me a copy of the current situation inside the gate. It's fine if things are different, but if I find that there are deliberate lies in there...heh. For example, you can deliberately lure me to some dangerous locations. My retribution will come."

Tomb hurriedly said, "We wouldn't dare. In any case, we don't really have any strong relationship with anyone in there. We're all unaffiliated cultivators. Nobody in there will protect us, so why should we court death by lying here?"

Su Yu rubbed his chin and said, "In that case, let's start. Draw a map and label the forbidden zones and settlements you know."

With that, they started drawing their maps.