Celestial Dragon Marquis shook his head, but noticing Venerable Moon's dissatisfied expression, he hurriedly added, "Perhaps he did that due to his hatred toward the chaos lineage. I don't know much about the chaos lineage. Lords, can you give me a simple introduction on this lineage?"

"Control King's descendants."

The explanation was short and concise, but it was enough for Celestial Dragon Marquis to understand many things. He said, "That answers everything. Su Yu is the successor of Culture King. Control King's lineage has been hunting down anyone related to Culture King in the Lower Realm.

"The entire family of Su Yu's teacher was killed by a descendant of Control King. His grandteacher was killed by that descendant as well. He harbors great hatred toward this lineage. He was the one who had personally executed someone called Heavenly Seal King, a member of that lineage.

"Furthermore, Su Yu is overbearing and petty. He does not know patience, especially when it comes to revenge."

He continued, "He is incredibly talented, and he is actually very young. He is about twenty in human age, and he has never allowed anyone to question him. Nobody can disagree with him.

"I heard how he ordered his people to self-detonate during the battle. That is how he has always been. He is ferocious, and whenever he encounters a hard battle, he will do everything he can to inflict as much damage on his opponents, regardless of the cost.

"Lords, I'm really not with them! I also know about that dog! That's Culture King's dog! He fought beside Su Yu before, and he's incredibly powerful. Due to Su Yu's identity as Culture King's successor, even that dog is helping him!

"He ruled the Lower Realm tyrannically, slaughtering countless people. Apart from the three major races, all other races have been conquered by him. I never expected him to actually ascend into the Upper Realm.

"But apart from the few experts he left behind to watch over the Lower Realm, he has lost most of his strongest subordinates in the recent battle.

"He is a terrifying man."

Celestial Dragon Marquis continued, his heart pounding nervously as he recalled, "I fought him not long ago. At the time, I had just descended from the Upper Realm. He was only a Daofuse then. But in such a short time, he has progressed to the level of a pseudo king. He isn't the only one who has grown rapidly. Wan Tiansheng and Lan Tian were all weaklings back then. But out of nowhere, they have both become super experts. Wan Tiansheng was still relatively strong back when he killed Nether Pseudo Emperor, but Lan Tian was very weak. But even he has grown into a pseudo king."

"He has the Heaven Gate." Heavenly Fate Marquis said, "With the Heaven Gate, he only needs to find the correct daos to help his people grow rapidly. The sudden growth isn't surprising. But for that to happen, those people need to be immensely talented as well. Sufficient resources are also needed for growth. Not everyone can reach the level of a pseudo king."

With a strange look in his eyes, Venerable Moon said, "In other words, that arrogant human lord is no Torchbearer. He has merely been making use of their reputation to operate in the Upper Realm. And then...he lost his mind to madness upon encountering his sworn enemies?"

That was something only a complete lunatic would do.

According to Celestial Dragon Marquis, the pseudo kings under Su Yu were super experts he had produced with great difficulty. And now, only Fat Ball survived. He still had Grand Dream down there, but apart from that, he had no other super experts left.

Just why?

Did he do all that just for the sake of revenge?

Because Control King's lineage had made an enemy out of him in the Lower Realm? Because they had killed the family of his teacher and killed his grandteacher? Was all that for revenge alone?

What a crazy form of revenge.

What insanity.

Venerable Corona said, "Let's put the matter concerning Su Yu aside. We need to talk about the chaos lineage. This is an extremely powerful lineage. Back when Yue Luo sealed Hundred Battle away, we guessed that there might be more super experts hidden in the dark. Now, we are certain that this is the case. And there are a lot of them. A single battle is enough for them to lose five pseudo kings, one Venerable, and thirty Daofuses. Even after such heavy losses, they still have plenty of strength left."

He sighed with a troubled expression and said, "Is this merely an internal strife of humanity? If it weren't for Su Yu's madness...we would have suffered greatly before we knew their true strength."

Should he even be happy about this? These hidden enemies were humans, and the ones to expose them were also humans. The nine myriad race Venerables hadn't even done much from their venture into the Chaos Mountain. They had only killed a pseudo king. Meanwhile, the insane Su Yu had relied on self-detonations to kill far more experts from the chaos lineage.

More importantly, he had killed even a Venerable.

What insanity.

Both Venerable Moon and Venerable Scrape started rejoicing in their choice not to attack Su Yu during their previous meeting. Otherwise, they could have been the ones subjected to all those crazy self-detonations by Su Yu.

Su Yu had a decent number of pseudo kings in his group. Coupled with that white dog, he could potentially kill both of them.

"Culture King's successor...no wonder."

Venerable Dao said, "He is monstrously talented. But at the final moment of the battle, I saw that his pen dao had snapped. That crazy guy has broken his pen dao just to kill that Venerable. He is too petty."

At the time, a safe escape was still possible for Su Yu. Even Wan Tiansheng could escape safely.

They would have been able to safely escape with Fat Ball if they had tried. Of course, that Venerable wouldn't have died if they had made that choice. Even so, they did not have to pick the worst option and fight until Wan Tiansheng was dead and Su Yu's pen dao was broken.

That single battle had essentially wiped out Su Yu's faction. Only an injured dog was left.

"That's not all. Southbrook Marquis and the others did not seem to follow him that well. I recall him ordering them to self-detonate, but they ignored him and fled instead."

"That's not surprising. How can those old fellows obey a youngster unhesitatingly?"

None of them was overly surprised by that. Regardless of Su Yu's monstrous talent, he was still too young for them. Furthermore, they had just emerged from seclusion not long ago. They wouldn't willingly die for him after such a short time together.

Heavenly Fate Marquis had a complicated look in his eyes as he said, "In short, this lineage is as good as gone. If Grand Dream were to grow into the level of a pseudo king in the future...coupled with that dog, Su Yu would only have two useful subordinates under him. The rest of them, including Su Yu himself, are no longer a threat."

Even now, he was still analyzing the potential of Su Yu's side.

Having learned about the affairs of the Lower Realm from Endless Passage, he knew that Celestial Dragon Marquis was speaking the truth. That group was almost the entirety of Su Yu's faction.

He had thought that Su Yu would stand a chance against the other two factions as long as he could stay hidden for a while longer. Why did he make such a choice?

For the sake of vengeance?

Was that it? But it was too regretful to lose so many experts for vengeance alone.

One of them looked at March and said, "March, I recall seeing an iron devourer among that group."

March looked over frostily and asked, "What about it? That iron devourer was also a prisoner. As for the matter concerning June, are you going to take everything Celestial Dragon said as the truth? He himself had self-detonated to kill a pseudo king for Su Yu. Are you going to suspect the dragon race as well?"

March rarely showed his anger to others, but now, he appeared incredibly furious. Noticing that, Celestial Devil Marquis hurriedly shut his mouth. He did not want to provoke this guy at this moment.

But he was certain that March was definitely colluding with Su Yu.

Perhaps even March himself was surprised by the insanity Su Yu's group had displayed. And in one battle, they lost almost everything. They were already the weakest of the three sides. And now, they had weakened so much that any of the three major races was enough to easily crush them.

March gnashed his teeth and said, "I'm claiming Giant Axe Marquis."

The others frowned.

March said coldly, "What's the problem? They fulfilled the terms. Apart from pseudo kings, they even killed a Venerable. Is the Myriad Race Assembly going to go back on its promise? How are you going to lead the myriad races if you're so untrustworthy? Fulfill your promise and release Giant Axe."

Everyone stared at March. Venerable Moon asked, "Are you certain about this, March? Even after regaining his freedom, there is no guarantee that Giant Axe will support Su Yu. Do you remember how Southbrook and the others disobeyed Su Yu before? And that was when Su Yu still had a powerful force under him. Now that he has weakened considerably, he won't be able to control a Venerable."

"Fellow Daoist March, we understand your thoughts. But please reconsider. Things have changed. Humanity will remain humanity. Everyone else will remain outsiders. Giant Axe will not support Su Yu even after regaining his freedom. Su Yu himself no longer has his dao. Do you think Giant Axe will support a lunatic who has dropped back into the Sunmoon Realm?"

Even these Venerables couldn't deny that Su Yu was a madman.

March gnashed his teeth in silence. After a long while, he nodded and said, "Perhaps you're right. Perhaps...But I still believe that we should release Giant Axe. Tell him Su Yu has paid the price required to release him. Since Su Yu has lost almost everyone under him to the chaos lineage, I wish to ask Giant Axe if he's willing to avenge Su Yu or if he's going to become an ungrateful bastard.

"If not even a human is willing to help his fellow humans, it only proves that the human race is not to be trusted. In that case, my race will naturally not do something stupid like standing with them. Giant Axe might serve as an excellent example for everyone out there.

"Everyone, consider this a favor to me. Release him and let him make his own choice. Let's see what he will do after gaining his freedom. Will he fight us? Will he fight the chaos lineage? Or will he start hiding around like the other cowardly Upper Realm humans?"

Once again, the others frowned.

Releasing a human Venerable. That wouldn't be an easy choice to make.

March continued, "If this Giant Axe goes looking for Su Yu after regaining his freedom, Su Yu will definitely plan more revenge with him. This much is clear from Su Yu's character. You all saw how crazy he was. He's not the type to let go of his grudge.

"After losing so many people, do you think he will let go of the matter so easily? Even after losing so much of his power, he can still do something with a Venerable, Grand Dream, and the Daofuses left in the Lower Realm."

Everyone considered the matter.

Venerable Dao said, "What if Giant Axe refuses to go looking for Su Yu and chooses to go against us instead? A Venerable with nothing holding him back is a nightmare. He can hide in the dark and attack us repeatedly when we're not expecting it."

After a long silence, March gnashed his teeth and said, "He has to either go after the chaos lineage or go looking for Su Yu. At most, we can allow him to look for Hundred Battle. The moment he turns against the myriad races, the iron devourers will use all our strength to take him down. I swear on this."

Instead of his usual innocence, he was displaying an intense fury as he said, "I will tell him the truth. I can promise all of you that if he dares to act against the myriad races, I will do everything I can to take him down, even if I have to give up on my race in the process. Is that enough for you?"

All of them knew full well that March was not entirely aligned to them. They suspected that he had joined Su Yu, but he was unlucky as Su Yu had gone crazy before they could even do much.

At the moment, March seemed incredibly unstable, as though he would go mad at a moment's notice.

It was likely that he would instantly turn against them if they refused to release Giant Axe. Or he would pretend to stay with them without actually putting in any effort. Nevertheless, they were sure of one thing. The chaos lineage was his main priority.

At that thought, the other Venerables conversed among themselves through voice transmission. After a short while, Venerable Corona said, "Calm your anger, Fellow Daoist March. We're not refusing to release Giant Axe. Since we have the ability to capture him once, we can naturally capture him again in the future. We will follow your suggestion and release him shortly."

He smiled and said, "The Myriad Race Assembly isn't so weak to fear a single Venerable. None of us fears Giant Axe. If he dares to do anything stupid, we can simply kill him."

The others nodded.

Giant Axe Marquis was no big deal.

They exchanged gazes as their faces turned solemn again. One of them said, "Giant Axe is no big deal. As for Su Yu, he has probably escaped back to the Lower Realm. We don't know much about him for now, but the threat of the chaos lineage is right before us."

"Everyone, this is a lineage with potentially two Masters of Laws among their ranks. Ignoring the expert who had not appeared during the previous battle, that old man was comparable to some of the weaker Masters of Laws I saw during the ancient past. He is probably as strong as Hundred Battle."

The mood turned heavier as he said that.

A difficult opponent.

Even Venerable Corona might not be a match for that person. But things weren't hopeless in a confrontation against that old man, even if the likelihood of them losing would be higher.

Venerable Corona said, "At worst, I can call for the help of the other two fellow daoists. The three of us should be enough to take that old man down."

The eyes of the others turned strange when they heard that. The other two fellow daoists. Clearly, the three major races were still hiding their strength. The other two probably came from the immortal and devil races.

Since the three of them were strong enough to handle the old man, it signified that all three of them were unimaginably strong as well. One ought to know that they had failed to do much to the old man even when four of them were fighting together.

Venerable Dao and the devils said nothing about that. It was true that their races were still hiding their strength. Humanity was holding back, but they were holding back as well.

Even if Hundred Battle King hadn't been sealed away by Yue Luo during the previous epoch, the myriad races could have still won by using all their strength. Of course, such a clash would probably result in disastrous casualties for even the winner.

"What about Hundred Battle?"

Heavenly Fate Marquis frowned and asked, "Is he really deep inside the Chaos Mountain? Why is he completely silent?"

He had gone missing.

One ought to know that the recent battle was a clash between humanity and the chaos lineage. And the chaos lineage was supposed to be an enemy of Hundred Battle King. Yet he had stayed completely silent during such a massive battle. Su Yu could have done better if Hundred Battle King had helped during the battle. He might still have the seal on him, but he was strong enough to handle Yue Hao.

"Hundred Battle is too much of a brute. Did he somehow get himself sealed off by Yue Luo again?"

Everyone looked at each other speechlessly.

That might really be the case.

Just how incompetent could he be?