Tribulation of Myriad Races

Chapter 1077: Great Xia's Scheme, Topsoil Spirit Exits (2)

"Yes!" Xia Huyou nodded, "Why do you ask?"

"He has gotten quite popular in Allheaven Battlefield lately. Are you aware of that?"

Xia Huyou nodded, "Yeah. I heard."

He sighed, "He was too reckless. Great Xia is already facing too many enemies. Why did he provoke so many powerful enemies? Fortunately, he can no longer be considered a part of Great Xia or things might get really troublesome for us. It will be a bad idea for us to get involved with his affairs. Great Ming can take on this burden."

"Don't you think that he's abnormally strong?" Yu Xuan said, "I heard that when he first joined the academy, he was only at the Source Opening Realm. That was over one year ago, but he has grown to a point where he can kill Sunmoons. A lot of people are saying that he has obtained the inheritance of an ancient Invincible ruin. Huyou, you're still a Skysoar. If you can get that ruin for yourself and advance into the Cloudbreach, Mountainsea, or even the Sunmoon Realm, that will be very helpful for Great Xia..."

Xia Huyou frowned and said, "Yu Xuan, don't suggest something like that. Don't set your eyes on his ruin. The Xia Family has lasted this long by treating our people well. Their personal belongings will always belong to them. The same applies to their fortuitous encounters..."

"But this is different. An Invincible ruin belongs to nobody. It goes to those fated to inherit it." Yu Xuan said, "In any case, he won't be able to return any more. He is now the mayor of an ancient city. He is now bound to that city. Returning is impossible. He will die about two or three days after leaving the city, but Great Xia is more than three days away."

"Huyou, think about this. A lot of people are gathered in Nanyuan. So many people are looking for the ruin while the Xia Family has not been doing so. Carnage King is too proud to care about such a ruin. Marquis Xia doesn't care enough either. How about you? You hail from the direct line of Great Xia King. You are the most qualified person to become the next prefect. But the person with the most support currently is Teacher Xia Yuwen instead of you."

Xia Huyou frowned slightly and said, "It's fine. He might be stronger than me, but he lost a lot of prestige from his previous battle with Bai Feng. His relationship with Great Zhou is also unclear. My father and second granduncle will not allow him to become the prefect."

"You never know. What if Great Zhou offers to assist Great Xia in its future trouble? Xia Yuwen will serve as the bridge connecting the two." Yu Xuan said, "He's very strong. And he has been on the Yellow Index before. He's a rare genius among the humans..."

"Yellow Index?" Xia Huyou curled his lips, "He's worse than Bai Feng. Just being on the index does not mean anything. It's not like he's still on it."

Yu Xuan frowned slightly as she said, "Fine. What can I say if even you yourself don't care about this? Huyou, know that nothing is more important than your own strength. Background and status are much less important. As a Skysoar, do you think you can win Great Xia's favor even if you manage to become the prefect?"

"I can probably reach the Cloudbreach Realm by the time my father starts his dao affirmation."

"That's still too weak." Yu Xuan shook her head, "How can you carry out your duties as a prefect well with such strength? How can you command the respect of your people?"

"Su Yu is only a Cloudbreach as well..."

Was this guy serious? Yu Xuan couldn't help feeling more contempt toward Xia Huyou. Did this guy think that he was amazing because he had a powerful family? How could he compare himself with Su Yu?

Su Yu surpassed Xia Huyou in talent, courage, and strength. If it wasn't for his background, he would have risen to a status far beyond Xia Huyou's by now.

This Xia Huyou was delusional. A frog in the well. Did he think that he was impressive just because of who his father was? He would be nothing the moment the two Xia Invincibles perished.

"Sure. It is very likely that there's a ruin in Nanyuan. Since Su Yu can no longer return while you don't care about it, I wonder who the ruin will ultimately benefit?"

Leaving those words behind, Yu Xuan walked away.

Xia Huyou stood there with a pensive look, as though he was in deep thought.

He muttered, "Strength...ruin..."

With a look of contemplation, he walked away silently. Yu Xuan, who was stealthily observing him from afar, smiled.

Xia Huyou maintained the same pensive look until he reached his residence. Finally, he rubbed his face and sighed. This was so annoying. He had to put on a play every single day. When would this end?

He was even starting to envy Su Yu's life. That fellow was able to kill as much as he wanted in the Allheaven Battlefield. His fame had spread to even the myriad race students in the Human Realm.

The divine and devil students had been viewing the human students with contempt. But that contempt did not extend to Su Yu. That was a super genius who had delivered untold sufferings to the super geniuses of their own races.

An Mintian and Lei Jue of the divine race, Tianduo, Lan Ying, and Mo Erba of the devil race, Red Armor and Green Armor of the mystic armor race, Topsoil Spirit of the five elemental race, Jiu Xuan and Dao Cheng of the immortal race...

The owner of all these famous names had either died in Su Yu's hands or suffered overwhelming suppression from him. That was an absolute freak. Not even the ever-arrogant divines, devils, and immortals could deny his worth.

He had even become the mayor of Grandstar City. He might not have too long to live, and he might be forced to lock himself in the mayor's residence, he would remain one of the brightest stars of his generation. He was still the source of envy for many people.

In the past, people would mention Mo Duona and Zhan Wushuang when speaking of top geniuses. And now, Su Yu's name would be mentioned before them.

"Su Yu...he won't die for real, right?"

Xia Huyou sighed again. Perhaps Su Yu was too talented for his own good. What a pity. Not even Great Xia King could save Su Yu.

"Nanyuan ruin..."

He muttered again. Everyone was so sure that there was a ruin in Nanyuan. Was Su Yu's abnormal strength really something caused by the ruin?

Everyone believed that Su Yu was probably still at the Source Opening Realm when he first entered that ruin. If he were to enter the ruin again, wouldn't he be able to shoot straight to dao affirmation?

That might be a massive ruin. That might be the final Invincible ruin of the human race. It was widely believed that the more powerful a ruin was, the later it would appear. All sorts of people had converged in Great Xia.

Xia Huyou continued thinking. His second granduncle was still away, but that might change soon. With the absence of his second granduncle and the others, a lot of people must have slipped into Great Xia. Perhaps even Lan Tian had arrived.

Some people had noticed traces of his father in the Allheaven Battlefield. Thus, rumors that he was away had spread among the upper echelons of the myriad races. Everyone knew that there wasn't even a Pseudo Invincible left in Great Xia at the moment. The strongest individual they could offer for now was his second granduncle.

"There are rumors saying that Liu Wenyan is returning as well. He's no longer in the Vanguard Regiment...Faculty Head Zhou Mingren got lucky and killed a Sunmoon from a minor race not long ago. He has served his sentence. He might return soon as well..."

He recalled all the messages he had received recently. When all these people returned, the chaos would start. They had to complete their preparations in Nanyuan.

There were too many things to think about. Xia Huyou was starting to get a headache. Fortunately, his second granduncle was the main person in charge of the arrangements with the assistance of a certain principal who was supposed to be in seclusion. In truth, Xia Huyou himself did not have to do that much. His main task was maintaining a good relationship with the visiting myriad race students. He also had to catch the attention of some people and make them invest in him.

After some time, he left his residence. While walking outside, he overheard someone speaking, "Have you heard? There is a Pseudo Emperor ruin in Nanyuan. That might even be the ruin of the ancient Human Emperor."

"What are you talking about?"

"Wait? Have you been living in the cave? Su Yu! Do you know Su Yu? All of you know him, right? He went to the Allheaven Battlefield and became insanely famous there. And that was all thanks to the Nanyuan ruin."

Xia Huyou frowned slightly. Were these rumors spread by the Xia Family? Or was this the work of some other party?

He was unsure. It did not matter. Before long, Nanyuan would become the center of attention. Clearly, his second granduncle intended to make Nanyuan the venue of their next operation. Xia Huyou stopped worrying.

So be it. Come, everyone. Come. The more the merrier.

Perhaps he had to start getting ready as well. Su Yu had killed so many Sunmoons. He couldn't do the same, but he could at least strive to deal the final blow to some dying Sunmoons, right?

***

The storm continued brewing.

Marquis Xia was on his way back to Great Xia.

Without Su Yu creating trouble everywhere, there hadn't been any major battles recently. But small-scaled battles would never stop in the Allheaven Battlefield. The numerous geniuses continued fighting each other, and the names on the index never stopped moving.

Meanwhile, more and more people had arrived at Grandstar City. An ancient city without a mayor proved quite attractive to many people. Of course, they would never stop worrying that Su Yu would suddenly go crazy again. Fortunately for them, the Sunmoons had confirmed that Su Yu had locked himself in the mayor's residence.

Several divine and devil late-stage Sunmoons had also arrived to form a blockade around the mayor's residence. That greatly relieved the worry of the others in the city. He had only been able to run wild previously because he was too slippery.

But now, everyone knew he was hiding in the mayor's residence. Thus, they could prevent him from doing anything crazy. That was a good thing for everyone.

***

It was in such a relaxed atmosphere that a certain someone welcomed his freedom.

Topsoil Spirit!

A month had passed.

That had been a calm and peaceful month for Topsoil Spirit. Nobody annoyed him. Nobody bothered him. Thanks to the soundproofing formations Su Yu set around him, he would know nothing even if the world started falling apart.

And his luck was pretty good as well. His building was one of the few buildings that had been left untouched during the chaos.

"Su Yu is probably not here anymore, right?"

Inside the slab of concrete, Topsoil Spirit started wondering to himself. A month had passed. That fellow must have left.

That fellow must have targeted him to get something done. A month had passed. That was enough for the five elemental race to come. With them around, it was unlikely that Su Yu would have the courage to keep watch outside the building.

Slowly, cracks started spreading through the slab of concrete.

Topsoil Spirit exhaled in relief. Thanks to the slab of concrete, not even death qi could harm him too much. How lucky. He would have died to death qi erosion long ago otherwise.

"After leaving, I need to make sure to stay far away from that guy. Hmm, that guy is so crazy. Maybe he's dead already. Who knows?"

Topsoil Spirit was quite optimistic. Yes, yes. Perhaps Su Yu was already dead.

Finally, the slab of concrete crumbled apart. The seal was fully removed. Topsoil Spirit jumped in excitement as the formations around him broke apart as well.

"I'm free!"