Capítulo 1974: Chapter 1975: Xuanwu Appears
What exactly was taken from Yan’er, Su Chengyu was not sure.
But after returning from another world, Cui Manlou no longer persisted in pursuing Yan’er, which was enough to indicate that he had achieved his goal.
This made it hard for Su Chengyu not to suspect that Yang Chengyin’s betrayal, and even the rapid decline and fall of the Ancient Clan, all had Cui Manlou’s involvement.
He couldn’t understand how Cui Manlou had calculated all of this, but if it were true, it was truly terrifying.
Even Su Linyuan, back then, could only control the future within a manageable range when predicting life and death.
But Cui Manlou, even personally involved, seemed to have all these events within his expectations, almost every incident was orchestrated by the Demonic Path, and every step was in his Cui Manlou’s plan.
This made it hard for Su Chengyu not to wonder whether, in all their past confrontations, despite seemingly never truly suffering a loss, did Su Chengyu ever truly affect the opponent’s plans?
“No wonder even the Demon Lord holds you in high regard, not to mention your strength, just your insight alone surpasses what those below can compare to.”
Su Chengyu sneered as he looked at the Cave Master before him, “In your eyes, you see only the creation of new societies and orders, beyond that, what else can you see?”
“Even so, what of it? The extinction of humanity wasn’t decided by us; ultimately, we are but puppets born from the momentum of the times. Of course, this is no big deal, being part of the chess game orchestrated by the Supreme Immortal Emperor, as a piece, is already above most beings of the Myriad Heavens and Worlds. And you, you are merely discarded, or perhaps annihilated ants, this is your destiny.”
Su Chengyu looked at the old man and uttered his name.
The other party was not surprised by this, and softly said, “What a nostalgic name, it’s been so long since anyone called me that. But compared to this, I would prefer you call me Xuanyuan Dingtian.”
With the sound of countless beasts’ cries, the Dharma Body of Ten Thousand Beasts appeared behind Xuanyuan Dingtian. They were all reflections of Xiao Dingtian’s power, not in their entirety but each bore Xiao Dingtian’s aura.
“This old thing, he’s at it again!”
Long Ao Tian spoke with a grim expression at the sight. The three were trapped here precisely because of Xiao Dingtian’s technique that surpasses all beasts.
Although the three of Long Ao Tian were God Beasts, ultimately they only aided the Human Clan’s rise back then, thus becoming the four guardians of the present.
Though lacking the status of the past, they still received considerable protection, but at this moment, achieving harmony with heaven and earth was still too difficult.
Su Chengyu glanced at Xiao Dingtian. While he wished to lend a hand to deal with this trouble for Long Ao Tian and their ilk, he knew engaging with such a level person would inevitably entangle him and consume a great deal of time. And now with time pressing, Su Chengyu had none to waste here.
Su Chengyu had to continue discussing the situation with the crowd using the Earth Core Lotus. The name was just provided by Yu Shuang, and although hopes were slim, he could only wish the group had a better solution.
“My master once said that the Four Divine Beasts inherently surpass all other beasts. Even the Xuanyuan Ancestor back then never truly controlled the Four Divine Beasts in battle, it was merely borrowing the Heaven and Earth Power.”
The speaker was Chen Mengmeng, recounting the teachings he received from the late Cang Qing True Master.
“But the fact is, Ao Tian and the others aren’t real God Beasts right now.”
“Who says you must be an Earth Immortal to be a God Beast?”
Long Xuan spoke, responding to Su Chengyu.
“Though perhaps lacking the grandeur of the past, they undoubtedly tread the path of the Four Directions Divine Beasts; they’ve just not reached the peak yet.”
Long Xuan’s ability to analyze everything was indeed remarkable. Even Su Chengyu had not realized this aspect he mentioned.
“But even so, the three of them still can’t suppress the beast-taming techniques passed down by the Xiao Tribe.”
Long Xuan fell silent for a moment, then said, “If it doesn’t work out, I’ll stay behind.”
Su Chengyu said nothing; Long Xuan was one of their strongest combat powers this mission, and he naturally didn’t want to lose such a right-hand man at this moment. But the starting line…
“Big brother, let me go. I should be the one who can help them the most, apart from Brother Long Xuan.”
Chen Mengmeng spoke up proactively. As someone walking the Way of Cause and Effect, if he wished, he could naturally convert his mana into means and power to aid others. Leaving Chen Mengmeng would indeed present a chance to turn the tide.
But they were facing a genuine Earth Immortal; if they failed, Chen Mengmeng might also lose his life here.
Seeing Su Chengyu remain silent, Chen Mengmeng spoke again, “Big brother, don’t hesitate. Master could sacrifice himself for the people of the world, why shouldn’t I, as the Qingcheng Sect Leader now, be able to do the same? It’s just a pity that Master’s revenge can only depend on you…”
“Enough chatter, I’ll handle it, just move ahead!”
Yang Junmo spoke unexpectedly, leaving Su Chengyu somewhat puzzled, and then the others in the group also started speaking.
“Yang Junmo, where are you going!”
Bei Tang Qian Xiao’s questioning made Su Chengyu even more curious, as he hadn’t sensed that Yang Junmo was heading towards him.
“Give me a moment, I sensed that guy’s presence, it’s better for the four of them to stick together than to leave any one of us behind.”
The others were somewhat confused, but Su Chengyu had already figured it out. Googlᴇ search Nov3lFɪre.ɴet
Among the four Divine Beast Immortal Cores, three were already in Ao Tian and their hands, while the Black Tortoise Immortal Core obtained by Yang Junmo was still with him. Su Chengyu hadn’t taken it away.
At this moment, Yang Junmo, holding the Black Tortoise Immortal Core, likely sensed Xuanwu’s aura, which is why he set off alone to find Xuanwu.
“Be careful! Subduing a God Beast isn’t a simple matter!”
Bei Tang Qian Xiao reminded him.
“Simple or not, if Su Chengyu could reach an agreement with Vermilion Bird Lingxiao in the Luo Clan’s situation, with what I hold now, how could I not manage against a turtle?”
Referring to Xuanwu as a turtle, this was something only Yang Junmo could do.
However, Su Chengyu was not concerned with that; indeed, as Yang Junmo said, holding the Black Tortoise Immortal Core made getting Xuanwu to temporarily obey his arrangements likely manageable.
What puzzled Su Chengyu was why Xuanwu, who had never shown up before, would coincidentally appear in Langma Peak at this moment?
Was it really just a coincidence?
On the other side, having departed from the main group, Yang Junmo, after breaking through a thin secret realm, indeed saw Xuanwu in the center of a steaming celestial pool.
But before Yang Junmo could express his joy, the sight of the person appearing behind Xuanwu left him dumbfounded.
He looked incredulously at the figure he never expected, and after a long spell of being stunned, he finally spoke in a daze.