Chapter 2352: More Powerhouses (2)

As everyone listened, Su Yu continued, "If you're interested, I can talk to Human Emperor about this. I believe he will be too embarrassed to reject me completely.

"This is a rare chance. Normally, he won't allow any random person to occupy the daos in his world. But right now, he owes me a big favor. I can send some people his way and he won't be able to say no. There is only one chance, so try not to worry too much."

Everyone looked at each other in silence.

Some were tempted. The daos in Su Yu's world would continue growing. This would also make it far harder for them to grow. This was the same as investing in something when it was already trendy. It would be much harder for one to profit compared to those who were invested from the start.

Just then, Stable Army Marquis asked bitterly, "Your Majesty, does this turn me into a hopper? First, I served Human Emperor. Then, I joined you. And next, I joined Human Emperor again..."

Su Yu laughed, "It's up to you how you see this. It's not like I'm stopping you from breaking through here. What can I do if you keep missing your opportunities?"

Stable Army Marquis wanted to shout that he was a spear cultivator! But Great Qin King had snatched that dao. Meanwhile, April and May were looking at each other. This was quite a tempting offer for them.

The entire iron devourer race had joined Su Yu, and they had too many people. Most of the suitable daos had been occupied by their own people. Thus, the two were left with no suitable daos.

April grimaced slightly and asked, "Your Majesty, is this basically a split?"

He grinned and continued, "In short, March will control a branch of our race while the two of us will control the other branch?"

Su Yu chuckled and asked, "What about January?"

The iron devourer race had quite a large number of powerhouses. Even July, August, and Full Moon were quite strong as well. Sure, they were weaker than the peak powerhouses, but they were by no means weaklings.

In fact, Su Yu had found that from January to September, only February and June were missing. But Great Bamboo Marquis and Full Moon were around, giving them a total of nine super powerhouses.

Hearing Su Yu's question, April merely laughed. January? Who cared?

March was his father, so he had to pull his punches against March. But January was his great-grandfather. Why should he care about someone so many generations removed from him?

Great Zhou King said, "This is indeed a rare opportunity. Think about it. How many Creators have appeared since the beginning of time? From what I know, Human Emperor and Emperor Yu are the only two Creators to emerge from the primordial past until now.

"Since some of you are still stuck, consider the fact that Human Emperor's world is very powerful as well. With his foundation around, His Imperial Majesty will grow strong again before long. This is your perfect opportunity to grow strong alongside His Imperial Majesty. Don't miss out on this chance."

This was indeed a rare opportunity. They were only hesitating because of the awkwardness, but in truth, they still longed for strength. They longed to become Masters of Laws, even if they had to join Human Emperor's world to make it happen. Since Su Yu could provide this opportunity for them, they naturally had to treasure it.

Before long, Grandstar stepped forth. He bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I don't wish to...miss out on yet another opportunity."

Of the thirty Su Yu named previously, five had failed to break through. Great Xia King, Grandstar, Cloud Fire Marquis, Heavenly Measure, and Space Devourer. The other four had failed to break through because their suitable daos had been occupied by others. But Grandstar had truly failed even with a suitable dao. But he did not want to fall behind.

Su Yu nodded, "Human Emperor is a nice guy. He's also an interesting guy. In fact, he's much easier to get along with than me. And you guys are probably quite familiar with him. I hope to see all of you become Masters of Laws.

"In the near future, the three gates will open. You need to grow into Masters of Laws to participate in the major events after the opening of the three gates. A magnificent era is before us. You don't want to miss out on this. Something like this might not happen twice in one's lifetime."

They inhaled deeply before giving Su Yu a deep bow of gratitude. This was a rare opportunity. They had to grab it to keep walking forward.

Su Yu smiled. This wasn't a bad choice. It was unlikely that Human Emperor would refuse this request of his. After all, helpers could be quite useful during the initial stages of a world. The people named by Su Yu were either heavenly kings and Venerables. They would be quite helpful during the initial cultivation of Human Emperor's world. Of course, there were also some who weren't even heavenly kings, but Su Yu was sending them over to try their luck as well.

Perhaps they would get lucky, right? As for Great Xia King and the secret guard, Su Yu was not offering them anything this time. Those people had their own arrangements.

One ought to know that Su Yu's world and Human Emperor's world were actually still quite fragile. Strictly speaking, the River of Time was the safest choice of all. At the very least, that was the case for now.

"Get ready and wait for Human Emperor's return. I'll be going upstream to replace him soon."

Since Human Emperor had yet to return, Su Yu could understand what Human Emperor was thinking. He was waiting for Su Yu to go upstream again. It was too risky for both of them to be absent. Thus, Su Yu had to finish all his business here before going upstream again.

Next, Su Yu looked at Cloud Fire Marquis, who had recently broken through, before smiling widely. The sudden smile sank Cloud Fire Marquis into confusion. What was this? Just then, Su Yu spoke, "Cloud Fire Marquis, stay for a moment."

At that, Cloud Fire Marquis grew nervous. Before long, everyone else was gone. However, the book spirit was still there.

Su Yu looked at the book spirit, thought for a bit, and said, "Human Emperor's world is still not strong enough. It is too unfinished. I can send most of them to Human Emperor's world, but there is one person, in particular, that I wish to place in Culture King's world. Perhaps this can help resurrect that person..."

The book spirit replied, "I don't mind, but I'm not the real master..."

Su Yu laughed, "It's fine. Culture King will have no say in this. He's absent, after all. King Yue devoured an entire spear dao before his death. The moment he resurrects inside Culture King's world, he will be a tier-two. Even tier-one isn't out of the question."

After a short pause, Su Yu continued, "This can't be done in Human Emperor's world. The pressure from the attempt might be enough to collapse Human Emperor's world. It's still too weak for now."

Otherwise, Human Emperor's world would do as well. After all, that was also someone King Yue wouldn't reject.

Cloud Fire Marquis opened his mouth, but he found no words. After a long while, he finally found his voice, "Your Majesty...what...are you talking about?"

Su Yu smiled, "King Yue. From my previous observation, the final remnant of his will is still around. The will is still standing guard, keeping to his assigned task. I'm trying to resurrect him. With his resurrection, we will have yet another powerhouse on our side."

"Is...this really possible?" Cloud Fire Marquis grew agitated.

Su Yu nodded, "Of course. In fact, I need your help with this. But you have to be honest with me. Did you have King Yue's trust?"

"Of course."

Cloud Fire Marquis hurriedly answered, "I was the most trusted subordinate of King Yue!"

To the side, Great Zhou King and the others started rolling their eyes. Cloud Fire Marquis raged, "Are you doubting me? Back then, I was only left behind because I was too weak! Otherwise, my king would have taken me to the front lines as well!"

Su Yu laughed, "I don't know about that, but I need to remind you of this. Without enough trust, he will attack you with all his strength the moment you try to move his corpse. And you will die from that. Definitely." "You may be a Master of Law, but you're barely tier four. His fully-powered attack is enough to kill or heavily injure tier-twos."

That was a ruthless lunatic who had devoured an entire dao.

Cloud Fire Marquis gnashed his teeth and said, "My king definitely trusted me. Back then, I followed him in numerous campaigns, and he saved me many times. I risked my life for him many times as well. So long as he can return, I am willing to sacrifice anything."

Su Yu nodded, "Let's try. You will be in charge of moving King Yue into Culture King's world. How was King Yue's relationship with Culture King?"

After some thought, Cloud Fire Marquis answered, "Admiration. My king admired Culture King. Back then, Culture King fooled—cough. Convinced my king to join Human Emperor's court. Thus, their relationship was good."

Su Yu nodded, "Good. Book Spirit, you will be in charge of organizing the spear dao in Culture King's world. I will be in charge of connecting King Yue's dao and the world. Great Zhou King, you have a task as well..."

Great Zhou King said doubtfully, "This does not seem like something I'm good at..."

"You're in charge of calming King Yue's willpower to prevent him from lashing out and killing himself accidentally."

Fine.

Su Yu continued, "Culture King isn't around. The moment King Yue is resurrected, he will have quite a lot of control over the power within the world. Perhaps this will add a tier-one to our side. In fact, this might even turn out as a blessing for King Yue. In a way, he has spent a hundred thousand years nurturing that spear dao."

That was a former tier-two. After nurturing a dao for a hundred thousand years and connecting with Culture King's spear dao, he should return as a tier-two at the very least. One that was stronger than the regular tier-twos.

As for whether he could shoot all the way to tier one, that would depend on Culture King.

Su Yu said, "If King Yue can return and even reach the first tier, this can only mean that Culture King's strength is beyond thirty-two daos. I wonder if he's that strong."

Was he?

He didn't even need to be that strong outside his world. Was he that strong inside his world? If he was, then his world could very well produce a tier-one. Not even Su Yu could be sure about that.

According to Human Emperor, the two of them were the strongest back then. Thus. they couldn't be bothered to further classify their cultivation levels. But who knew if Human Emperor was bluffing or something? If he was truthful, then Culture King could very well be that strong.

The others were left somewhat speechless. Was Su Yu trying to guess Culture King's strength through this? Was there a point in that?

Su Yu said, "Alright, let's stop wasting time. I'll need to leave after I'm done with King Yue's matter. I have been back for quite a while. I have to return before I'm away for one full day upstream."

"..."

Their faces twitched, but they said nothing. A day...was that so long? So what if he stayed for an entire year? What would happen in that time? One ought to admit that Su Yu was very efficient in the usage of his time. He would proceed with the next matter right after he was done with the previous matter. A day for him was the same as a year for others.

***

Luminous Domain Mansion.

Ninth level.

King Yue's corpse remained floating proudly in the air. His pride and arrogance couldn't be hidden even as a corpse. This was an overlord of humanity. One that had joined Human Emperor's court after Culture King's recruitment.

He might not have joined willingly, but at the very end, he had remained loyal to his duty and humanity. For a hundred thousand years, he guarded this spot with his very corpse, just to fulfill his duty of preventing the myriad races from returning.

When Cloud Fire Marquis first saw King Yue's corpse, he cried with grief. Today, he was crying as well. But these were tears of joy and hope. King Yue might be able to return! For him, both Su Yu and Human Emperor were incomparable to King Yue. He was the direct vassal of King Yue. Their relationship was different regardless of era.

"My king, your loyal general is here to escort you on your next journey!"

As Cloud Fire Marquis stepped forth, Su Yu warned, "Be on alert. If King Yue believes that you're trying to ruin his mission, he might lash out against you as well..."

He was unsure if this would work, but this wasn't something he could do personally. He was a stranger, and King Yue's final will might determine that he was an enemy. Su Yu did not fear King Yue's final attack, but after that final attack, King Yue's final bit of will would dissipate. Resurrection would no longer be possible.

As Cloud Fire Marquis approached, a faint wisp of willpower activated in King Yue's body, and a piercing spear intent surged from the body. It was as though he was warning Cloud Fire Marquis to not approach him.

Cloud Fire Marquis dropped to his knees, gnashed his teeth, and endured the suppression of the spear intent as he said, "My king, I'm here to help you recover. You're not giving up on your duty. I am here on the order of Human Emperor, Emperor Yu, and Culture King to welcome you back."

There was no reaction to that. Cloud Fire Marquis continued crawling forward.

Su Yu watched silently. Would that wisp of willpower trust Cloud Fire Marquis?