Tribulation of Myriad Races

Chapter 749: Emotional Damage (3)

Su Yu frowned and looked at Zhou Polong. That person looked quite young and did not look as stern as Xia Longwu. In fact, he looked somewhat scholarly. On any other day, Su Yu would have the impression that it was much easier to get along with this person than Xia Longwu.

But this was the very person who had caused the many years of suppression toward the multiple character faction. His influence spread across the entire Human Realm.

Zhou Polong was definitely related to the conflict between the single and multiple charactwhoer factions. Why? Because his father was the Invincible who had perished when helping the fifth principal. Zhou Polong had not done anything personally, but he was behind the suppression, including what people like Zhou Mingren had done.

Even taking away Liu Wenyan's inherited character was his idea.

Seeing that Su Yu was looking at him, he indifferently said, "Su Yu, Shan Xiong has been defeated. He is indeed weaker than you. As for his character, it is only fair that we accept the result of the bet. I believe so, and he believes so as well. Character for character. Liu Wenyan's character for Shan Xiong's character. This is fair and you won't lose anything from it.

"Back then, my father perished while helping Ye Batian. Thus, Liu Wenyan is not the rightful inheritor of Ye Batian's character. That is the cause of our conflict. I have the right to study Ye Batian's character. Since Liu Wenyan has not been able to produce the character, the fault lies with him. Even Great Xia King and Liu Wenyan himself agree with this. I will offer to end the quarrel regarding Ye Batian's character for Shan Xiong's character. Do you find this acceptable?"

Character for character. Did Zhou Polong have the right to study the fifth principal's character? Yes. Su Yu did not know too much about that matter, but he knew that both Liu Wenyan and Hong Tan agreed with that. Of course, studying the character was not the same as giving the character away. The fifth principal had only promised the data he left behind to Zhou Polong.

Su Yu didn't know if that was a lie, but nobody had ever denied that Zhou Polong's father had died while helping the fifth principal. But the data was gone, leaving only the character behind. Unfortunately, Liu Wenyan was unable to materialize the character.

That was the excuse they had used to attack Liu Wenyan previously. And now, Zhou Polong was offering to end that conflict. Su Yu sank into contemplation. Was this worth it? For him, the answer was yes.

But so what if the conflict ended now? Liu Wenyan had been suppressed for fifty years!

"Teacher..." Shan Xiong felt incomparably guilty. That was a debt that had cost the life of Zhou Polong's father. With this, he would owe his teacher a big debt.

Once this offer was accepted, the Zhou Family would have no reason to make things difficult for the multiple character faction. In future conflicts, the multiple character faction would no longer need to act like they were the ones at fault.

Zhou Polong waved his hand, stopping Shan Xiong from saying anything else. He looked at Su Yu and asked, "Is this not enough? If you agree, the struggle between the single and multiple character factions will no longer be related to this personal affair of mine. It will be merely a conflict of teachings. Liu Wenyan no longer owes anyone anything. The deaths of my father and Ye Batian will turn into a matter of the previous generation. Is that enough?"

The debt would be wiped. What debt was Liu Wenyan shouldering? The debt of life. He had inherited it from the fifth principal.

Su Yu nodded, "That is acceptable. In that case, my teacher and grandteacher no longer owe the Zhou Family anything. In the event of a future conflict, anyone can be killed, including those from the Zhou Family. Am I right, Principal Zhou?"

Zhou Polong looked at Su Yu and answered, "Yes."

How brazen. Nowadays, very few people dare to speak with him like this. But Su Yu had done so. He was venting his anger. Due to the life debt, Hong Tan had been holding back against them. He had been holding back even against Zhou Mingren.

But today, Su Yu had clarified that even those from the Zhou Family could be killed after wiping the debt. And Zhou Polong had agreed. When the situation called for it, killing would be an option.

That was the best result Su Yu could ask for. As for things like resources, treasures, and money, he didn't care. These things could be earned easily if he wanted. Great Ming could offer him what Great Zhou had. He could easily get all those things from Zhu Tiandao. Meanwhile, it was much harder to remove this debt.

Su Yu was happy to hear this. He believed that Liu Wenyan would be relieved to learn it. He had not imagined that Zhou Polong would make such an offer. This did cross his mind before, but he had simply not expected Zhou Polong to agree. He did not think that Shan Xiong was important enough. With the debt, the Zhou Family had always been able to take the moral high ground against the multiple character faction.

Today, that debt would be removed. If the debt remained, even if Liu Wenyan and Hong Tan were to gain enough strength to kill Zhou Polong one day, they still wouldn't be able to do so. After all, they owed him a life debt. His father had died for their teacher. They couldn't repay that by taking his life. Even if he was the vilest villain of all, they still couldn't do so or they would be destroying their reputation.

Numerous thoughts surfaced in Su Yu's mind. Slowly, the smile on his face grew wide. "In that case, there is no need to continue this talk. Senior Brother Shan is very strong and talented. He also has a magical character. I wish him a speedy recovery. I also wish Senior Brother Shan and Princess Shang a beautiful future and a blissful life together..."

He smiled like he was their best friend, as though his previous hostility was a dream. But nobody said nothing. He might be congratulating them, but those words were still infuriating coming from him.

Suddenly, Su Yu coughed a mouthful of blood as his face turned pale. He said, "Since we're done here, I need to return for my recuperation. Senior Brother Shan was too strong. I had to detonate 144 of my acupoints. I think I'll need at least ten years to recover from this. I'll be taking my leave, everyone."

After saying that, he flew toward the Source Soul Research Center.

Behind him, Zhou Polong's calm voice rang out, "You are very talented. You might even rise into the Invincible Realm one day. Great Ming won't be able to protect you until the very end. You can consider looking for me at Great Zhou."

Once again, silence descended. There had been too many surprises today. What was the meaning behind Zhou Polong's words? Was he going to offer Su Yu protection?

Su Yu spoke without looking back, "Thank you for the offer, Principal Zhou. But I enjoy my current life. Prefect Zhu is my benefactor. As for dao affirmation, perhaps I can start thinking about that after a hundred years. For now, I'll need to congratulate you in advance, Principal Zhou. The Human Realm is going to gain another Invincible before long."

He stopped there and continued flying for a bit before continuing, "Also, Senior Brother Shan was hiding his strength earlier. I don't consider this a fair victory for me. To quell the suspicion of some people, he had actually disguised his character technique to such extent...That was truly impressive. I am honestly unworthy of being the scapegoat of someone like Senior Brother Shan. I'm honored that he picked me. If he had fought with all his strength, I might have lost. Senior Brother Shan is truly a person of great ambitions with the ruthlessness and patience to achieve them."

Shan Xiong blanked out upon hearing that. Numerous gazes landed on him.

Zhu Tiandao muttered in surprise, "Multiple character faction? Character fusion? This...this...is the sign of a future Invincible!"

However, he was thinking an entirely different thing inwardly. Holy shit! Su Yu was too ruthless. Was everyone suspicious of Shan Xiong? Definitely. That single character of Shan Xiong was too inconceivable. It had way too many abilities. Was it really the fusion of numerous characters?

Was that why the Zhou Family was willing to give up on the fifth principal's character for him? Was Shan Xiong's defeat deliberate? Was he doing so to move the attention from him to Su Yu? If that was the case, it was truly an impressive act.

"Impressive."

Someone among the crowd muttered in admiration. That praise was aimed toward both Shan Xiong and Su Yu. The act was impressive. But Su Yu was also impressive for seeing through it. More importantly, he had actually made it clear before everyone here.

A different person curled his lips and said, "I see. I was wondering why the fight ended so fast. So he was hiding his strength to shift all attention away from him? How shameless. No wonder it ended so easily."

Wu Lan also curled her lips and left with a look of disdain on her face.

Shameless!

Previously, she thought that Shan Xiong was a respectable opponent despite his defeat. But after hearing Su Yu's words, his image was transformed into that of a scheming fox. The Zhou Family wasn't any better. All this had only happened because Shan Xiong was trying to remove the attention on him.

Numerous people reached the same conclusion. Was Shan Xiong really so weak? Fine, even his performance during the fight earlier couldn't be described with the word weak. But he had been defeated way too fast.

Su Yu had actually won without suffering any significant injuries. No matter what, he was an expert who had defeated the multiple character faction branches of over a dozen prefectures. It didn't make sense that Su Yu was so much stronger.

And with Zhu Tiandao's words on top of Su Yu's words, even Zhou Polong was finding it hard to explain himself anymore. He looked at both Su Yu and Zhu Tiandao before laughing. Great Ming...what an interesting place.

After muttering to himself, Zhu Tiandao shook his head and said, "I will teach Su Yu a lesson. Damn that bastard. How dare he speak the truth? Wouldn't Shan Xiong have suffered for nothing?"

What a pity. The entire act had been voided by those words of Su Yu.

As for whether it was an act, it no longer mattered. Great Zhou was clearly trying to set Su Yu up as a delicious target for the various powers. He naturally had to strike back. Shan Xiong should be the one serving as the target instead. With that, Shan Xiong had transformed into an ambitious multiple character cultivator disguising himself as a single character cultivator.

With this, everyone finally had an answer as to why Shan Xiong was so strong, right? They also understood why his characters had so many abilities, right? Because that was a fusion of numerous characters. Who knew how many characters he had actually formed?

That was someone with the highest potential to become an Invincible cultural researcher. His defeat was merely an act. Nobody should be fooled by that act. Shan Xiong opened his mouth wide, but he didn't know what to say.

At this point, it no longer mattered what he said. The seed of doubt had been planted by Su Yu. Nobody would trust him.