Tribulation of Myriad Races

Chapter 1069: Battle For The City (3)

Eastern sector.

Near Eastrift Valley.

Several Invincibles were gathered in a meeting.

Great Xia King coldly said, "The dark devil dragon is dead. This is good. If that fellow hadn't been hiding in the city, I would have cut him apart long ago. That brat sure is crazy. He actually did it."

Then, his tone turned emotionless as he continued, "Su Yu...he is too talented and too brazen. He might have converted into a resident, but I still hope that humanity can think of a way to set him free."

A different Invincible asked, "And how are we supposed to do that? Great Xia King, almost nobody has succeeded in that."

Great Xia King said, "Almost, but not impossible. We can send him into the Luminous Domain Mansion with a few thousand heavenly source fruits to resist the death qi while he's in there and gather several Eternals to sever his death qi connection after he's out. Or we can simply invade the ancient city and kill the death sovereign. That will naturally be enough to set him free."

"..."

Absolute silence descended. Invading the ancient city and killing the death sovereign. That was Great Xia King's solution. Yes, that would indeed suffice to set Su Yu free. But...was that a joke?

One of them coldly questioned, "Great Xia King, invading the city and killing Xing Yue? Are you serious? How many Invincibles are you prepared to lose for Su Yu alone?"

Not long ago, twelve Invincibles had fled the ancient city with their tails between their legs. Some of them had even lost their tri-life bodies without accomplishing a single thing. Was Great Xia King being serious?

How many Invincibles did they need to send for this? Were they supposed to deploy fifty Invincibles to save Su Yu? Was that a joke? Were they supposed to abandon the Human Realm?

Were they supposed to abandon the eastern sector? Great Xia King sank into silence. The person speaking against him might not necessarily be an enemy or a rival. Everyone had too many misgivings. The price to kill Xing Yue was too high. That was not a price they would pay even if the person they needed to save was an Invincible instead of Su Yu. To accomplish that, they might lose multiple Invincibles.

Someone else spoke up, "Also, Su Yu might already be dead. Didn't you see the information from the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion? He was surrounded by a thick layer of death qi."

Great Xia King gave a simple reply, "He will still be alive even after you're dead. People like you should really die earlier."

"You said something similar about Ye Batian back then. But what was the result?" Someone spoke with agitation, "Ye Batian died. That is the main reason for Su Yu's troubles. Xia Wushen, do not forget this. Su Yu's fate is not the result of our actions. Ye Batian and Great Xia are the culprits for his current suffering. Do you understand? Don't think of pushing the responsibility away. Don't even think of placing the blame on us."

"Su Yu had basically done the same thing as Ye Batian. Because of his actions, the multiple character faction will become an even bigger eyesore for many people. Ye Batian or Su Yu, both had turned the multiple character faction into the common enemy of the myriad races."

Great Xia King remained silent. Those words were not entirely true, but they weren't wrong either. Ye Batian needed to take the bulk of the responsibility for the troubles of the multiple character faction.

Great Xia King coldly said, "I admit that both Great Xia and Ye Batian were at fault. But are we supposed to hold back and stay patient even in the Allheaven Battlefield? Should we refrain from using our strength and talent just because we fear trouble? How will someone like that grow into an expert?"

Nobody said anything. Humanity as a whole was at fault as well. If they were stronger, they wouldn't be in such a predicament. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Great Qin King suddenly spoke up imposingly, "Enough. Shut up, all of you. We will think further about Su Yu's situation in the future. That's not the reason we're here today. Grandstar City is going to get a new mayor soon. Due to the location of the city, that is quite an important position. Is there a way for humanity to snatch that position for ourselves?"

An Invincible grinned and said, "I have an idea. I nominate Niu Baidao for this position. He's already near the city, right? And he's already quite an old man. He has been stuck as a seventh-stage Sunmoon for so many years. He might as well try his luck there. He has lived a long life so this might not necessarily be a loss for him. He's also our best option. The others like him are either running up of lifespan or still suffering from various injuries. Those people will probably die right after converting into a resident. Meanwhile, Niu Baidao is still quite healthy..."

At this point, Great Ming King spoke, "So you still can't forget the slap Niu Baidao gave you back then? How many years have it been? Over four hundred years. You weren't even an Eternal at the time. Are you not embarassed of keeping a grudge for a mere slap for so many years?"

"Great Ming King, why are you hurting my feelings with those words? My grudge with Niu Baidao has long been resolved. How could he has survived until now otherwise? I'm serious. He's the most suitable candidate we have. He's healthy, not too strong but not too weak either. And he's so old that he has limited potential left. Can you find a better candidate than him?"

Great Ming King thought very hard and...indeed, there was no better candidate. Niu Baidao was indeed the best option. But the issue was, that fellow wasn't actually a seventh-stage Sunmoon. If that was the case, he would indeed be the best choice. The others thought about it and agreed that he was the best option as well.

"Why don't we get Niu Baidao to give it a try?"

"Yeah. That fellow has enjoyed all there is to enjoy in life. Nobody has lived as well as him. He should have no regrets left in life. Just get him to try. Through this, he might even get to enjoy the feeling of being a mayor during the final stage of his life. As an ancient city mayor, he can experience how it feels being an Invincible in some way..."

"He has been living a much better life than all of us!"

"That's right!"

"We have to painstakingly guard the borders while that guy has so much free time that he even started raising turtles back in the Human Realm!"

The Invincibles started talking among themselves while laughing with amusement. Yes. Niu Baidao was indeed the most suitable candidate. It had never crossed their mind that Su Yu could be a candidate as well. His cultivation was too low. He wouldn't be of much help even if he could become a mayor. He could only hide inside the mayor's residence forever. What was the point of having a mayor like that?

Great Ming King was left speechless. Had the decision been made? He couldn't even find a counter-argument for this. Old Niu was indeed the best man for the job. He was old, he had enjoyed all there was to enjoy, he was decently strong, and he was even near the city. Who else could go but him?

Suddenly, he sensed something. He looked into the distance.

The other Invincibles did the same.

They were just speaking of Old Niu when Old Niu appeared.

Far away from them, a silhouette appeared and flew over rapidly. When he noticed the powerful figures in the sky, he laughed heartily and said, "Hahaha, greetings, Invincibles."

Great Qin King nonchalantly asked, "You're back? Do you have the two hundred strands of heavenly profound light on you?"

"Yeah." Niu Baidao grinned, "Su Yu said that those are mine."

Silence descended. Did Su Yu really say that? Then again, there was nothing they could say since the heavenly profound light was with him. Were they supposed to rob him?

Niu Baidao said, "On my way back, I heard that Su Yu killed the dark devil dragon? How amazing.

"By the way, with the dark devil dragon dead, the mayorship is empty. You guys must be thinking of grabbing the mayorship, right?

"I'm the most suitable candidate, right? I'm not strong enough, I'm old, I spent all my time having fun, and I also have an old grudge with Great Yuan King because I slapped him once all those years ago..."

"Niu Baidao!" One of the Invincibles shouted, "Are you trying to pick a fight?"

Niu Baidao smiled, "Not at all. Please forgive me, Great Yuan King. I simply...can't help but recall our glorious past. All of you are already Invincibles while I'm still as useless as I was...sigh.

"But...forget about me. I nominate Zhou Potian of Great Zhou instead. He's quite old as well. He might be a prefect, but I recall that he has yet to even fuse with a tri-life body. With his age, he's better off becoming an ancient city mayor."

Right after saying that, Niu Baidao flashed everyone a bright smile. The sky split open as a second Niu Baidao walked out of the boundless void before fusing with him. His aura instantly surged, reaching a terrifying level.

The Invincibles stared at him silently. Some looked surprised. Some remained expressionless. And some looked like they knew this was coming.

Niu Baidao laughed and said, "Everyone, I might be a tad bit slow, but I'm still working hard to catch up. I'm still young and vigorous. I don't think this mayorship is suitable for me."

Great Qin King asked, "Future body?"

"No. Past body." Niu Baidao sighed and continued, "I would have given Great Yuan King a beating right now if that's a future body. It's not like he will dare to kill me. What a pity that it's a past body. It won't be as strong as a future body."

Of the three bodies, the present body represented one's current strength. As for the past body, it could be strong or weak, but most of the time, it wouldn't surpass the present body in strength.

Only the future body had the potential of being incredibly strong. But there was also the risk of capturing an old and weak future body. Anything was possible. But if one could capture the strongest moment in the future, or the moment when one became an Invincible, a Pseudo Invincible could very well obtain the combat strength of an Invincible.

The stage known as the Pseudo Invincible Realm was an incredibly unique stage. Some of them could be terrifyingly strong while some would only be slightly stronger than a regular ninth-stage Sunmoon.

Great Qin King nodded, "It's a very good choice. To first fuse with the past body has always been the orthodox path of dao affirmation. The future body can be very strong, but it can also be very weak. It also leaves you open to the possibility of having your past severed. So why did you decide to stop hiding today?"

Niu Baidao laughed, "Great Yuan King wanted me to become a death spirit. Of course I'm not going to agree."

Great Yuan King remarked, "Hiding your strength instead of contributing to humanity is not something a good man should do."

Niu Baidao grinned, "What nonsense is that? Revealing my strength before the final war is pointless. I'm not even an Invincible yet."

Great Yuan King couldn't be bothered to bicker with him further.

After a short silence, Great Qin King said, "We'll talk about this again at a later date. Grandstar City is still in lockdown. Perhaps a new mayor will appear before any of us can do anything."

The Invincibles did not argue. Great Qin King was right. It was quite unlikely that they would be able to snatch the mayorship.