Harvest

Nanyuan City had won, and the post-battle cleanup began within the city.

At the same time.

Just as Nanyuan City annihilated the Ten Thousand Races Cult members, outside Great Xia Prefecture City.

Broken Head Mountain.

Upon a peak that resembled a severed head, Xia Longwu's blade cleaved the skull from the last God Race member. With a rumble, the five-meter-tall corpse crashed to the ground.

"Spare me!"

At this moment, five God Race corpses lay scattered around the peak.

Someone was still alive!

Not a God Race member, but a human.

The leader of the Tianyi Divine Cult!

A human who had been pursued and eliminated without success, someone powerful!

Yet, at this moment, this powerful leader knelt on the ground, trembling, and loudly cried, "Spare me."

Xia Longwu raised his long saber, his expressionless face studying the man for a moment before he spoke indifferently, "Your master is dead. You should be buried with him!"

"No... sir, I am still useful!"

The cult leader prostrated himself, trembling. "I am still useful. I can lure more God Race members to you, I can gather the followers of the Tianyi Divine Cult, and I can help you infiltrate the Ten Thousand Races Cult to find other cult strongholds... Sir, keeping me alive would benefit the human race."

Begging for mercy was useless; he needed to demonstrate his value.

Xia Longwu was too strong!

He had definitely stepped into that realm!

It was a mistake from the very beginning. The Tianyi Divine Race had suffered too great a loss this time, with five top powerhouses dying in the human realm, dying in Great Xia Prefecture.

The Tianyi Divine Cult was also finished. The cult members who attacked Great Xia Prefecture's cities today were surely annihilated or severely wounded.

The leader of the Tianyi Divine Cult knew it was over!

But he didn't want to die. Cultivating to this point had not been easy. He had hope of stepping into that realm, and he had even given up the chance to transform into a God Race member because he believed he still had a chance.

Xia Longwu stood above, looking down at him.

After a long pause, he chuckled, "Anything else?"

"Yes... yes... the Tianyi Divine Cult has many treasures, many valuable items, hidden in a secret realm. I have been to the Tianyi Divine Race's territory and know their situation. I can lead human powerhouses to attack the Tianyi Divine Race's strongholds..."

"Sir, I can also go to the Battlefields of the Heavens and contribute to the human race, as long as you don't kill me..."

The cult leader trembled, rapidly listing his uses.

He did not want to die.

They had lost!

Six powerhouses had surrounded Xia Longwu, but five God Race powerhouses quickly perished, their deaths filling him with dread. He was terrified.

"Where is the secret realm?"

Xia Longwu's voice was icy as he asked.

"Sir, as long as you spare me..."

"Where is the secret realm!"

Xia Longwu asked again, his voice thick with killing intent. He only wanted the answer.

"Sir..."

Puchi!

A saber strike fell, and a head tumbled.

Xia Longwu snorted coldly, "So much nonsense!"

If he wouldn't say it, so be it. He would have the place scoured, and if they didn't find it, so be it. If they did find it, it would be a bonus.

A beast, daring to bargain with him!

Wanting to live?

A pipe dream!

Of the six powerhouses, all were now annihilated.

Xia Longwu began to loot the bodies. The corpses of God Race members were valuable items. There were five God Race corpses here!

As he was tidying up the battlefield, a figure suddenly appeared on a nearby peak.

Xia Longwu didn't even look, continuing to clean up the battlefield.

"Clap clap clap!"

Applause rang out. On the peak, a middle-aged man clapped and said with a smile, "Xia Longwu, it seems you don't need my help."

Xia Longwu ignored him.

"Are all geniuses this arrogant?"

The middle-aged man chuckled heartily. "But then again, at your age, reaching this point is truly unexpected. I thought I'd have to step in today to capture these God Race members, but I didn't expect you to just cut them all down."

"Oh right, why didn't you capture Yun Hao just now?"

Yun Hao, the leader of the Tianyi Divine Cult, a supreme expert.

"Scum, no need to be alive!"

Xia Longwu finished packing his things and turned his head to look over there, saying coldly, "Zhu Tiandao, I didn't invite you to Great Xia Prefecture. What are you doing here!"

"You, I'm practically your elder, and you're calling me by my name. Sigh..."

Zhu Tiandao sighed, then quickly smiled, "Just because you didn't invite me doesn't mean no one did. Those old guys invited me before they left. Is that okay?"

Xia Longwu said nothing more, clearly someone in the prefecture was worried about him facing the enemy alone.

Zhu Tiandao didn't dwell on that, smiling, "You haven't stepped into that realm yet, have you? I think you're close, almost the same as me. Do you feel stuck at this step, unable to advance further? That feeling must be awful."

"If you had stepped through, you could have killed these guys in an instant. You wouldn't have had to fight until now. I have an opportunity that can help us advance further, or at least see the path ahead..."

Xia Longwu said indifferently, "No need. I know my own path. I've already seen it clearly! In a while, I'll go to the Battlefields of the Heavens and kill a King. I will definitely reach this realm! I'm not you!"

Zhu Tiandao's tone faltered, and he cursed inwardly!

Who was he trying to provoke?

"You think you can succeed? You can't kill them. The Kings of the Myriad Races are all being cautious right now. The moment you appear on the Battlefields of the Heavens, they will join forces to kill you. You should give up on that idea!"

"Also, there's a huge difference between stepping into that realm and not stepping into it..."

"No need for your reminder!"

Xia Longwu couldn't be bothered. He had seen invincible experts before. His grandfather, King Daxia, was an invincible expert at that realm.

Zhu Tiandao was helpless, "Are you really not interested in hearing me out?"

"Not interested!"

Xia Longwu turned to go down the mountain. "If you could really achieve it, you wouldn't be this weak. If your brother were alive, he would have had a chance to reach this realm. You are far inferior to your brother..."

"I..."

Zhu Tiandao was furious. "Kid, you only say that to me. Be careful you don't get killed when you come to Great Ming Prefecture! Besides, my brother died at nine years old. How do you know he was stronger than me..."

"Because he was the first genius in the human race to reach Qianjun at nine years old!"

"I..."

Zhu Tiandao was speechless. Yes, his brother was a genius, reaching Qianjun at nine, but he had practically become a negative example for the entire human race.

He bathed in the Blood of Gods and Demons and entered Qianjun in one day, at the age of nine.

The legitimate son of King of Great Ming!

Now, more people knew about his brother than about him, but Xia Longwu saying this felt like he was mocking him.

Xia Longwu wasn't really. As he walked, he said, "At least he had the guts to try! If you had gone to the Battlefields of the Heavens a hundred years ago and fought against the Kings of the Myriad Races, you probably would have become invincible by now. Why are you stuck at this stage!"

"I won't learn from you. You're not worth learning from!"

"..."

Zhu Tiandao was speechless. After a while, he said, "You make it sound simple, Xia Longwu. I'd like to see if you can kill an invincible expert before the Myriad Races! That's suicide. You have the potential to reach the invincible realm, why rush to die..."

"If you die, who will Great Xia Prefecture rely on to hold the line? Your grandfather? No one even knows where your grandfather is now..."

Xia Longwu's footsteps faltered slightly, then he quickly said, "It doesn't matter. My second uncle is still alive. I'll just have him come back!"

"Him? He's even weaker than I am. By then, your Great Xia Prefecture won't be one of the three great prefectures of the human territory!"

"It's fine. It's not like Great Ming Prefecture will replace us anyway."

"..."

Zhu Tiandao realized he couldn't communicate with Xia Longwu and felt a mix of amusement and exasperation. Seeing him about to leave, he quickly said, "In three years, the Star Mansion will open. Great Ming Prefecture has 10 spots, and you have 20 spots. How about we join forces then..."

"You're too weak. I won't team up with you."

"Xia Longwu!"

Zhu Tiandao was annoyed. "I traveled thousands of miles to help you, and this is how you treat a guest from afar? How is Great Ming Prefecture weak? In three years, Great Ming Prefecture will send its strongest generation to the Star Mansion! If you're unwilling to join forces, then according to the rules, since I came to help, you should give me a God Race corpse!"

"..."

Xia Longwu's expression changed.

"Otherwise, we join forces!"

Xia Longwu turned around and stared at him for a while before finally cursing, "Shameless!"

"How am I shameless?"

Zhu Tiandao was helpless. "If we join forces, it's not like you're losing anything. Although Great Xia Prefecture is strong, we're not weak either..."

"Hmph!"

Xia Longwu snorted. A moment later, he said indifferently, "Fine! But if your Great Ming Prefecture people are too weak, I'd rather give you a God Race corpse! The weak have no right to join forces with Great Xia Prefecture!"

After speaking, Xia Longwu soared into the sky and left.

Zhu Tiandao watched him go, cursed for a while, and then quickly broke into a smile. "This kid... alas, he's so strong!"

With a sigh, Xia Longwu was truly close to taking that step.

He seemed to be on par with Xia Longwu, but in reality, he was far behind.

This was because he had been at about the same stage a hundred years ago, and had made no progress in a century, while this kid hadn't even been born yet.

This guy improved every time he saw him.

No wonder he dared to take the risk this time, facing the God Race in Great Xia Prefecture and killing five God Race powerhouses in one battle.

Even though the Tianyi Divine Race was powerful, they would have to bleed this time.

Not only did they lose five great powerhouses, but the Tianyi Divine Cult was also uprooted.

No one knew about the conflict in Great Xia Prefecture.

Few people knew about the deaths of the five great God Race members and the leader of the Tianyi Divine Cult.

It was too high-level, beyond their understanding.

The City Lord and powerhouses like Liu Wenyan were discussing the cleanup of the remaining members of the Ten Thousand Races Cult outside the city. These matters had nothing to do with Su Yu.

At this moment, Su Yu and Chen Hao were hiding in a corner, examining their spoils.

"Ayu, did we get rich?"

Chen Hao looked at the spoils laid out before him, somewhat excited. "Ayu, why do you think these people carry so much stuff when they go out?"

"No one in the Ten Thousand Races Cult trusts each other. They often migrate and don't have fixed residences, so they naturally have to carry their valuables with them. It's not surprising."

Su Yu wasn't surprised by this.

When they killed high-ranking members of the Ten Thousand Races Cult, the spoils were sometimes meager because the high-ranking members usually had fixed residences and were deeply hidden.

But the lower-ranking members had no fixed residences, being here today and there tomorrow. Killing them often meant confiscating all their belongings.

"Two cultivation techniques, two martial skills, 5 drops of essence blood. I don't know what kind of essence blood it is, but we can ask to find out..."

Chen Hao continued counting and grinned. "There's also a bottle of body-refining pills, but unfortunately, only 5 are left. These are very helpful for cultivation in the Qianjun Realm."

"16 Anping Coins, and each one is worth 10,000 Anping Coins..."

"This is my first time getting gold coins. My dad has some, but he doesn't give them to me..."

Gold coins were very valuable.

Members of the Ten Thousand Races Cult sometimes dared not deposit Anping Coins, and carrying them was inconvenient, so they would usually exchange them for gold coins to carry with them.

As for savings cards, these guys didn't dare to use them either, fearing that their identities would be exposed and the accounts frozen.

So this time, after killing two cult members, they reaped quite a few gold coins.

16 coins, 160,000!

For two high-level Qianjun Realm cultivators, 160,000 wasn't a lot, nor was it a little, as they also needed to cultivate.

"Ayu, should we hand them in?"

Chen Hao was a bit reluctant, but he still said, "After killing these people, we have to uniformly hand in the spoils."

This was the rule, as there were more than one participant in the battle.

"Hand them in..."

Su Yu thought for a moment. "I'll think about it. Handing them in would mean we killed two members of the Ten Thousand Races Cult. But how could we, who are so weak, kill them? Haozi, don't tell anyone that I killed them, you know what I mean."

"Mm..."

Chen Hao nodded, then whispered, "Ayu, how did you suddenly become so powerful? The Qianjun Realm! I heard the instructor say that the attackers this time were all powerhouses at the Qianjun Seventh Level or above. How did you break through their defenses and kill them?"

"Don't ask. I won't tell you even if you ask."

Su Yu said, then looked at two small black badges. These were the symbols of the Ten Thousand Races Cult. To avoid exposing their identities, members of the Ten Thousand Races Cult generally did not carry these.

However, this was a large-scale operation, and they would disperse and withdraw afterward. To gather and identify themselves later, the cult members who attacked this time almost all carried these to prove their identities.

So this time, they also captured two badges.

These could also represent their achievements!

Su Yu thought for a moment, threw one of the badges to Chen Hao, took out a cultivation technique, a martial skill, two drops of essence blood, and 6 gold coins, and threw them all to Chen Hao.

"If you want to enroll in the War Academy, hand these in to prove you killed a member of the Ten Thousand Races Cult."

Chen Hao was a little excited, but quickly deflated. "Maybe we should forget it. Otherwise, it'll be hard to explain. You killed a guy at the Qianjun Seventh Level, so they'll have to investigate thoroughly..."

He wanted to enroll in the War Academy, but handing these in would expose Su Yu's situation.

Su Yu smiled. "It's fine, the Qianjun Realm isn't unbeatable! Of course, the second one can't be reported. I exploded the heart of that guy and killed him with my bare hands. The first one isn't a big problem. It was a knife cut. If I used a bit more strength, killing him wouldn't be an issue."

"You go report it, say the other party was careless, and you suddenly killed him with a single strike."

"Ayu, do you think this will work?" Chen Hao was a bit apprehensive. "Then maybe you should go report it. Didn't you say you also want to enroll in the War Academy?"

"Me? I don't need it."

Su Yu said calmly, "I can kill Qianjun. Do you think it's hard for me to get into the War Academy? I forgot to mention, I broke through to Kaiyuan Fourth Level a few days ago, and I think Fifth Level is not far off."

"..."

Chen Hao was hurt again. Is that true?

So fast!

But Su Yu killed Qianjun, so I have to believe him.

Chen Hao looked at him with a hint of resentment. Are all geniuses this monstrous?

You weren't this monstrous before!

Su Yu ignored him and packed up the other items, stuffing them into his chest. He whispered, "You can take the credit for the kill, but... you have to give me the merit points from the reward! Also, you have over 10,000 in private savings, and you have to give it all to me, consider it bought from me, you hear me!"

"..."

Chen Hao put on a pitiful look. Su Yu is really stingy. He's still eyeing my private savings after such a big haul.

Was it easy for me?

After saving for so many years, you want to take it all?

"What are you looking at? You'll get rewards for handing in these items..."

"But the academy rewards merit points!"

Chen Hao looked wronged. Do you think I'm stupid?

You just said all the merit points go to you, which means I'm broke.

"At least you have a chance to get into the War Academy now, don't you? It's just over 10,000. If you get into the War Academy, which one will you choose?"

Chen Hao's mind was a bit fuzzy. He nodded. It seems so.

Over 10,000 to get into the War Academy, that seems like a pretty good deal!

"Then it's settled. When reporting, you can say I cooperated with you, but it was you who landed the killing blow."

"What if they check the wound? That blow required more than just strength to inflict. What do I say then?"

Chen Hao quickly asked. He wasn't truly ignorant; experts would see through it.

"It's fine. I took a look earlier. The bodies have been collected and are prepared for cremation. You can say it after they're burned. No witnesses, what's there to fear!"

"But..."

"Then maybe we shouldn't go? It's not like I want to go to the War Academy and need this combat record."

As soon as Su Yu said this, Chen Hao became conflicted.

"Fine, I'll report it! Don't worry, I definitely won't sell you out. If they really investigate, just blame me. What's wrong with me being a bit stronger!"

Chen Hao gritted his teeth. He still wanted to go to the War Academy.

This was his best chance!

Su Yu no longer paid attention to him. The academy's chances of verifying were slim. Of course, there might be some doubts, but with the bodies burned, no one would falsely claim the credit. If Chen Hao stepped forward to claim it, at most the academy would pay more attention to him.

A Qianjun realm cultivator, not even Wanshi. It wasn't impossible for him to kill the opponent by chance in Kaiyuan.

"10 gold coins, 3 drops of vital blood, 5 Body Tempering Pills, one secret manual, one martial technique..."

Su Yu thought about his gains for the day, feeling quite pleased.

He had used one drop of Iron Winged Bird vital blood and gained more than ten times that amount. Excellent.

Finally, he didn't have to worry about exhausting his father's savings and starving. Next, he would carefully examine what kind of vital blood these drops were. Perhaps it might even unlock the second page of the illustrated book.