Chapter 2374: Return (3)

Su Yu was starting to get confused. The Zhus and Xias had been calling themselves leaders, managers, and commanders. But Su Yu did not recall giving any official appointments.

In fact, Su Yu couldn't even think of any reason he would need a logistics manager as of late.

To the side, Radiant King had an unsightly expression. Great Ming King was speaking as though this tier-three dao was such a big deal. He was a tier-one powerhouse! Why would he care about a dao like this? He only took it because he was left with no other option.

It was also true that Su Yu's world was still unstable. Someone was needed to maintain the stability through the formation dao. The moment Radiant King left, the formation would fall apart, and the world would collapse. This was no simple formation, as it was fueled by the willpower of a tier-one powerhouse.

Su Yu looked at Human Emperor, exhaled, and said, "You can go back for now. Your world is still unstable and weak. You have yet to take your human emperor dao into it..."

Just then, Great Zhou King said, "Your Majesties, both of you should return. I can stay here with Martial Emperor, King Yue, Book Spirit, Martial Suppression King, and Radiant Consort. We will stand guard. The rest of you should return and recuperate. Our conditions are still good enough to stay."

Just the act of staying here would drain one's energy. Furthermore, they would have more time to rest in the Myriad Realms due to the difference in the flow of time there. It was a waste of time for them to stay here.

The myriad races would not dare to come downstream anymore. Not all of them needed to stay. Only a small number of tier-ones would suffice. Meanwhile, Su Yu, Radiant King, and Human Emperor were essentially cripples right now. What could they even do here?

Su Yu thought about it and nodded, "Sure. You'll stay with the others. By the way, do you need some new daos from my world after severing those daos?"

Great Zhou King laughed, "Yes, I'll welcome that. Otherwise, I'll probably drop to a tier soon. But even with new daos, I'll only be at tier two. I still can't fully step into tier one."

Martial Emperor was the one who had benefited greatly from the recent battle.

Suddenly, he coughed nervously and asked, "That...uhm...does Immortal Pseudo Emperor count as my kill?"

Did it count?

He helped, right?

Su Yu looked at him and said nonchalantly, "If you want it to count, sure. But you can leave now. I won't be keeping you around."

"..."

Martial Emperor snorted and turned.

Hmph. That was basically a no.

Leave?

Nope.

Good heavens. He had grown into a tier-one in almost no time after joining Su Yu. Was he supposed to leave now? Did he look that stupid? Heh. Martial Emperor had decided. He would absolutely not leave before growing strong enough to defeat Tai Shan. Growing was simply too easy under Su Yu.

Sure, he had already reached his current limit. Su Yu had to grow first for him to grow more. But...that bastard was too fast in terms of growing. Sure, Su Yu had sustained heavy injuries from the recent battle. But so what? Not only was Su Yu fast in growing, but he was also fast in healing.

Others might not know this, but Martial Emperor knew very well that Su Yu was still targeting the powerhouses inside the Heaven Gate. He would fish more out before feeding them into his world. That would allow him to recover quickly.

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Su Yu couldn't be bothered to give Martial Emperor more attention. He looked at Human Emperor and said, "How does this feel? Like you, I'm now a world spirit as well."

Human Emperor raised his brow and asked, "You can regrow your physical body, right?"

"Yes." Su Yu nodded, "Even as a world spirit, almost everything is the same. The sole difference is...something you know. I am now fully committed to my world. Previously, I can still connect myself to the River of Time, but that is no longer possible."

Su Yu shook his head. That was the only difference.

Both Su Yu and Human Emperor were in the same condition, but the circumstances pushing them to take this step was different. Human Emperor only did it because he had no choice. Meanwhile, Su Yu simply didn't care. Something like a physical body was something he could build. The biggest change after becoming a world spirit was the full connection between one's sea of willpower and the world.

If one stopped being a world spirit in such a situation, the world itself would collapse.

Human Emperor looked at Su Yu and sighed, "I'm the Human Emperor, and you're Emperor Yu. But can we still call ourselves humans?"

They weren't humans anymore. Suddenly, he started laughing. Su Yu knew that Human Emperor really wanted to stay a human. But he was forced to become a spirit. That was also the case for Su Yu.

Su Yu started laughing as well. All around them, the others laughed alongside the two with complicated gazes.

The two sounded indifferent, but everyone was feeling quite sad and helpless about this. The two were among the strongest humanity had to offer. Both had fought hard for humanity. And for humanity, they had even ceased being humans.

They were now spirits.

Was this not sorrowful?

Su Yu looked at Great Zhou King before looking at Human Emperor again. He smiled and said, "Let's go. It's time for us to return and recuperate. Both of us need to take some time to regain some of our strength. More hard battles are ahead of us."

The three gates would be their major enemies. As for the myriad races, they only needed the myriad races to stay away for now. Thanks to the recently concluded battle, they could recuperate and plan in peace.

Human Emperor nodded, "Yes, I need to regain my strength. It's too embarrassing to be this weak."

He was a tier-two after leaving his world. That was so embarrassingly weak. He had to keep a certain level of strength even outside his world for him not to consider himself an embarrassment. And thus, the two started moving downstream, followed by all the other injured combatants.

Great Zhou King and the others stayed behind to guard the path from the myriad races.

Only when the returning group vanished in the distance did the ones staying behind sigh with relief. Martial Suppression King couldn't resist asking, "Zhou Tian, that Su Yu—"

Martial Emperor sneered, "Uncivil."

Martial Suppression King's face turned cold. "He's not here. Try acting all cocky in front of me again."

"I'm already a tier-one. I don't fear you!"

Martial Emperor said, "What are you thinking of doing? Since your man is too scared to return, are you trying to fight me on his behalf? Little Bug, don't get confident just because you're a tier-one. I can still eliminate you."

Martial Suppression King brimmed with murderous intent. She disliked this guy. Martial Emperor had a look of disdain. Was there a need for him to fear her? He was already a tier-one! He had nothing to fear!

Great Zhou King looked quite helpless. He had nearly forgotten about the grudge between the two. Both were tier-ones, but had Martial Emperor forgotten that Martial Suppression King had some sisters with her as well? Was he sure he wanted to fight her now?

Would their rivalry mess things up for him?

Suddenly, Su Yu's voice drifted over, "I don't care about your grudge. You can even die to each other. But both of you are tier-ones. If you dare waste the combat strength on our side before killing two enemy tier-ones each and sending their corpses to me...I'll kill all of you as punishment. Hmph!"

The cold snort reverberated in the air. Martial Emperor curled his lips, but he said nothing. Martial Suppression King made a face, but said nothing as well. So be it. She couldn't be bothered to waste her time on a loser her husband had defeated before.

Martial Emperor also gave himself an excuse to walk out of this. He told himself that a gentleman would not waste his time fighting women. He only needed to ignore her. Great Zhou King was left quite speechless when he noticed how quickly the two tier-ones had cowered after Su Yu spoke.

Su Yu had clearly left quite an impression in their minds. It was understandable for Martial Emperor to behave like this, but even people like Martial Suppression King were intimidated by Su Yu. Even before Human Emperor, she was quite blunt and carefree. But that was not the case when she was before Su Yu.

To the side, Radiant Consort smiled. In comparison, she looked a lot more easy-going. In truth, only Radiant King had the privilege of experiencing her fierce side. She was quite a gentle woman at most times.

She gazed in Su Yu's direction and sank into thought. That husband of hers...was he really incapable of leaving Su Yu's world or was he simply unwilling? Was he planting himself there for Human Emperor? Or did he have other thoughts in mind?

After all, Su Yu's rise had been too rapid. Radiant Consort knew just how shrewd her husband was. Thus, he might have really deliberately snatched the dao of his great-great-great-great something grandson and refused to return it.

At that thought, she couldn't resist laughing. That crying Great Ming King had left her quite speechless earlier. But what was she supposed to say or do when the one doing the snatching was his own ancestor?

She looked at Great Zhou King and said, "Zhou Tian, how do you view the two emperors of humanity?"

Great Zhou King sank into silence. After a while, he said, "Human Emperor follows the righteous path. Emperor Yu walks the...demonic path."

Everyone blinked.

But that...made some sense.

After more thought, Great Zhou King added, "The two are opposites of each other, but they also need the other to exist. The two complement each other. With both around, humanity will be stronger."

He sighed and said, "The demonic path...might be something I caused."

He shook his head with a self-mocking smile before sitting down and sinking into silence. Was he not the creator of the many demons of this epoch? He was the one who had turned them from humans to monsters.

But ultimately, Great Zhou King did not regret his actions. If those people had not turned into monsters, humanity might be no more by now. At the very least, humanity had a much brighter future after their rise.

The three gates were powerful, but the monsters he had created were no pushovers either. Great Zhou King gazed into the distance as he sank into recollection.

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