Tribulation of Myriad Races

Chapter 929: Confused Death (1)

Inside the ancient city.

Su Yu was moving about in the area while hesitating inwardly. What was he hesitating about? He wondered if his rank would increase again after killing someone. Wouldn't that expose his disguise almost immediately?

Would his rank rise after killing Jiu Xuan? Probably not, right? Jiu Xuan was probably not as strong as a third-stage Mountainsea. In that situation, it was likely that his rank would remain, right?

He was already eleventh on the Heaven Index. As long as he didn't kill anyone at the fourth-stage Mountainsea Realm and beyond, his rank would probably remain. In that situation, nobody would know that he was the actual culprit behind all the killings. He was only afraid that his rank would increase.

"Maybe I'll start with the weaker ones."

Su Yu was in no rush as he casually moved along the street. He could take it slow. He would eliminate these people slowly. In the event of a murder, the identity of a death spirit would be the least suspicious one. Very few people had the courage to even perform a scan on a death spirit lest they somehow provoke some unwanted trouble. And death qi was the best proof that one was a death spirit.

Eventually, the sky turned dark again. His third day in the city would arrive shortly.

Su Yu continued wandering along the streets as he tried to check if he had any other enemies in the city, such as more immortals or mystic armors that were not camped around the little furball's building.

Martial law had been imposed upon the city. The mayor had also advised the residents and visitors against going outdoors unless necessary. Thus, very few people could be seen on the streets.

As Su Yu roamed the streets, he soon saw a face that was both familiar and unfamiliar to him.

That was one of the individuals who had tried to kill Wu Qi and Huang Teng. The devil Wu Qi killed for her advancement back then seemed to be his younger brother. In fact, this person was the main instigator for the hunt Tianduo ultimately launched against Huang Teng and Wu Qi in the first place.

How courageous of him to actually roam the streets alone. From how he was behaving, he seemed to be looking for an unoccupied building containing one of the so-called opportunities one could find in ancient cities.

"Mo Erba!"

Su Yu sank into thought. Should he kill this fellow? He did not know if there were more devil experts in the city. He only knew that Mo Duona was around. And that fellow was incredibly strong. Su Yu firmly believed that Mo Duona would be an even more difficult opponent than Final Armor.

Mo Duona might not be stronger than Final Armor in terms of absolute strength, but he definitely had a lot of trump cards and unique abilities.

Su Yu himself was the perfect example of such an individual. He might not be stronger than Silver Armor in absolute strength, but Silver Armor was incomparable to him in terms of trump cards and tricks up their sleeves. This was the difference between an ordinary person and a genius.

"Mo Erba..."

Su Yu continued drifting along the streets, staying not far away from Mo Erba. The devil also noticed the lone death spirit on the street. He glanced at the death spirit cautiously and shot into a nearby unoccupied building. Clearly, he did not want to get entangled with a death spirit.

It was widely known that these death spirits operated in accordance with a certain set of rules. For the most part, as long as one avoided provoking them, the death spirits would also leave one alone.

Meanwhile, Su Yu continued moving up the street before stopping right outside Mo Erba's building. Mo Erba was probably trying to wait until the death spirit was gone before coming out again.

Su Yu wondered if Mo Erba would enjoy being greeted by a Soul Expanding Hammer instead of an empty street upon leaving the building. He personally believed that Mo Erba would love that.

As a fourth-stage Cloudbreach, Mo Erba was by no means a weakling. Without enough strength, he wouldn't dare to join the hunt against a Yellow Index genius like Wu Qi. Unfortunately for him, the Yellow Index was nothing for Su Yu.

Su Yu only hoped that he wouldn't get a heavenly reward for killing this fellow. No matter what, this fellow was still a Yellow Index genius. There was a possibility that the heavens would still decide to reward him for the kill.

"I need to hammer him back into the building in one strike before killing him in there. That way, the heavenly reward will appear inside the building. Nobody will notice that."

Having made up his mind, Su Yu activated his calm character. Mo Erba's sense of crisis started weakening. An invisible hammer appeared in Su Yu's hand. He raised it and aimed straight at the door. The moment Mo Erba stepped out, he would be hammered right back into the building. Then, Su Yu would enter and finish the job.

Perfect!

***

Inside the ancient building.

Mo Erba was uninterested in an outer ring building like this. Thus, he didn’t even bother to search the building. After listening attentively for a bit, he confirmed that there were no sounds of movement outside. After a short wait, he opened the door slightly.

He stretched his hand out. Still, he felt no danger. He exhaled in relief. Good. Everything would be fine as long as the death spirit was gone. Inside these ancient cities, the death spirits were the biggest danger. Very few people would choose to kill inside ancient cities as that would only attract death spirits. Since no danger was detected, he decided to leave the building.

Tianduo and the others were still waiting around Su Yu's building, but he was uninterested in that. Su Yu was too terrifying. That human had killed even Mountainseas. Mo Erba did not want to get involved in that.

Since he was already in an ancient city, the best use of his time was to try his luck at these so-called opportunities. He opened the door all the way and lifted his leg to take a step forward.

Instantly, his vision blurred. Before he could react, a soundless hammer slammed into his face, shaking his sea willpower and stunning him. Then, something pushed him back into the building.

Su Yu rushed inside and shut the door behind him. He followed with a second hammer strike.

His first hammer strike carried some death qi with it, making the strike stronger than his usual hammer strikes. Since Mo Erba was only a fourth-stage Cloudbreach, the single strike was enough to stun him.

With the second hammer strike, Su Yu heard the sounds of Mo Erba's sea of willpower cracking apart. The pain and crisis of death cleared Mo Erba's mind somewhat. But the first thing he saw was yet another approaching hammer. Confusion filled his eyes.

Where was this hammer coming from?

Who was trying to kill him?

Hammer...was it Su Yu?

But...wasn't Su Yu still trapped inside an ancient building? Was there a different hammer-wielding expert in the city? He couldn't understand what was going on.

He didn't even know what he was thinking about. His thoughts were all over the place. He only knew that he was going to die. Just a few days ago, he was still carefree and confident, pursuing vengeance for his deceased younger brother. He failed, but he was still feeling pretty great since they were able to greatly injure that woman.

But now...he was going to die. Just like his younger brother, he was going to die young. He recalled his father's warning before he left home. Anything could happen in the Allheaven Battlefield. He might be a genius, but not even he could guarantee a safe return from the Allheaven Battlefield. His father cautioned him that their Bahe Family might go into decline with his death.

Family...

Father...

Slowly, the light in Mo Erba's eyes dimmed. Allheaven Battlefield, a place where experts ran amok, a place where geniuses of the myriad races gathered. He might be talented, but here, he was nothing special. And in a place like this, death was a real possibility if one couldn't rise to the top.

"Is this...the start of the Bahe Family's decline?"

With those final words, Mo Erba's aura fully extinguished. Mo Erba, a devil genius who had left the Devil Realm in pursuit of Wu Qi. Ultimately, he met his demise in an ancient city.

***

The numerous index copies shook.

Tianduo took his copy out curiously. Who died?

A lot of people had died as of late. Nearly twenty geniuses on the Heavenly Hunt Index had perished so far. The index copy had been shaking very frequently recently. Who was it this time?

He scanned the copy. There were no changes in the Heaven, Earth, and Profound Indexes. His interest started dropping. So it was only someone on the Yellow Index... But when he saw the dim name on the list, his expression changed.

He rushed out of his building and roared, "Who is it? Mo Erba! Where are you? Mo Erba!"

He howled madly.

Numerous figures showed up around him.

Tianduo looked at Qin Fang and roared, "Qin Fang, did you kill Mo Erba?"

"Idiot."

Qin Fang merely let out a curse before stabbing his spear forth.

Kill his ass! He had been here all along. How in the world was he supposed to kill Mo Erba? What bullshit was that? It was very troublesome to kill inside ancient cities. But the trouble would be worth it if he could kill Tianduo.

With a roar, a burst of devilish qi surged out of Tianduo's body and soared into the sky. He was a seventh-stage Cloudbreach while Qin Fang was a sixth-stage Cloudbreach. He was also an expert from the original devil race. Qin Fang was not necessarily stronger in combat even though Qin Fang was known as a bigger genius. He wouldn't have dared to go after Huang Teng, who was also known as a super genius, otherwise.

He was both furious and terrified. How did Mo Erba die? Where did he die? Mo Erba had died without even making any noise. Tianduo did not even know the location of Mo Erba's death.

The moment the fight started, Qin Fang grabbed the upper hand with his spear. Right at that moment, an icy sword shot over, forcing Qin Fang to pull back. With a cold snort, he said, "An Mintian, you're courting death."

Yes. An Mintian had interfered. With his long, white hair fluttering about in the wind, An Mintian indifferently said, "Qin Fang, you are strong. In fact, you might be even stronger than me. But...what is the point of a fight between us here? Tianduo, you should pipe down as well. Mo Erba is dead, but he was merely a Yellow Index genius. If he dies, he dies."

An Mintian added, "Before we fight, shouldn't we first figure out how Mo Erba died?"

Qin Fang spoke with a mocking tone, "A death is a death. Why do I even care about how he died? If you ask me, his death is a good thing. He's not a human. Why should I mourn his death?"

He glanced at the two and laughed, "As for the two of you...well, I guess you guys need to start watching your backs from now on. That's especially true for you, Tianduo. If it wasn't for you, how would all these troubles arise? As the ultimate culprit who had kickstarted this entire thing, Mo Erba deserved his death."

Tianduo ignored Qin Fang. Alone, he wasn't Qin Fang's match. The confirmation of that caused his mood to plummet. After all, he was the person with a higher cultivation level. If it wasn't for An Mintian's help, he would be left with no choice but to flee with his tail between his legs. Thus, he could do nothing but ignore Qin Fang.

"Mo Erba was an index genius..."

Tianduo looked around and said, "Killing him would probably generate a heavenly reward. But no heavenly reward was seen. He had either died outside the city or inside a building."

An Mintian said, "He might have been killed by a death spirit as well. Death spirits do not get heavenly rewards for killing."

Tianduo nodded, "The killer was probably a death spirit or someone ranked higher on the index. Otherwise, the ranking in the index would have changed. This makes everyone on the Heaven and Earth Indexes suspicious. After all, it is very likely for the culprit to experience an increase in ranking if it was someone on the Profound Index."

He could only make a general guess. They didn't even know where Mo Erba's corpse was. Just where had he died?

"Lan Ying."

Tianduo looked at the nearby devil and said, "Don't move around by yourself anymore. Stay close to me."

Mo Erba was not weak at all. He killed seventh-stage Cloudbreaches before. But someone like him had died without making any noise. One ought to remember that Mo Erba had survived even their attacks on Huang Teng. Heavendoom City was starting to feel more and more dangerous.