The mastermind behind the scenes starting with the calamity of all races

An old man from the Xuankai Clan sighed, "Unbelievable! The peerless genius who ranked first on the Heavenly Ranking has fallen to this state. Even the two invincible figures, Da Xuan and Da Ming, couldn't save him. Tsk tsk, life is unpredictable..."

A prodigy from the Cloud Tiger Clan snorted in dissatisfaction, "That scourge Su Yu, he survived even in this situation, it's truly outrageous!"

The feud between the Yunhu Clan and Su Yu began at the Great Xia Civilization Academy. The Yunhu Clan princess who was tricked and killed by Su Yu was his cousin. Therefore, he had no good feelings towards Su Yu. He could only defeat Su Yu, otherwise he would definitely have avenged his cousin.

Everyone turned their heads and saw that it was Yun Hutian, who was ranked 344th on the Yellow List. He was at the seventh level of the Lingyun Realm and could fight opponents of higher levels. Of course, he could only match an ordinary eighth-level Lingyun Realm fighter, otherwise his ranking would not be so low.

Of course, for a small clan like the Cloud Tiger Clan, being on the list is already a great achievement. They don't even dare to hope that anyone can enter the Mysterious List, let alone the Heaven and Earth Lists.

That belongs to the major clans; members of minor clans can't even get into the Heaven and Earth Rankings.

Don't be fooled by how easily Su Yu kills the geniuses on the list; it's because he's too strong and too monstrous, not because the others are too weak.

In fact, the list on the Hunter's Ranking is highly valuable; otherwise, it wouldn't still be in use today.

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Let's not talk about these things.

Here, Yun Jie and Landlord Zhu led Qin Hao and the others back to the Eastern Rift Valley without any obstruction.

Today, the invincible ones who participated in the ancient city incident have all suffered heavy losses, so the others have no time to intercept Yun Jie and his group.

Moreover, since both the God Emperor and the Underworld Emperor have chosen to settle things peacefully, if they were to intervene now, they would likely not only fail to be rewarded but would also be subject to criticism.

Qin Guang stepped forward, looked at Yun Jie, and said with a heavy expression, "About Su Yu..."

Clearly, they already knew about Su Yu's transformation into a half-dead being, especially Qin Guang, who also knew about Su Yu's relationship with Yun Jie, so he was somewhat worried about Yun Jie.

Yun Jie shook his head gently: "It's alright. Since he didn't die, it means he's not meant to die. If he doesn't die today, he'll be alive and well tomorrow as well."

Seeing that Yun Jie's expression was normal, Qin Guang felt relieved. He glanced in the direction of Xinghong Ancient City and said, "If we had known this would happen, we should have kicked him back to the human realm."

Qin Guang is now really regretting it. Su Yu was such a promising talent, what a pity, he's wasted his life.

Yes, everyone thought that Su Yu, who had become a resident of the ancient city, was ruined, but this did not include Yun Jie or Zhou Tianqi.

Zhou Tianqi's gaze pierced through the ancient city and landed on Su Yu. In an instant, he understood many things: the Yang Aperture, reversing the death energy.

Then he glanced at Yun Jie, wondering if Yun Jie had known about this situation beforehand.

If he knew, it means that Su Yu's transformation into a half-dead being was very likely Yun Jie's arrangement. But if he didn't know, Yun Jie's behavior seemed too calm. Of course, we don't know what he really thinks, and we can't see through him.

Perhaps it was because Yun Jie had seen through Su Yu's condition when he was in the ancient city that he appeared so calm, Zhou Tianqi thought to himself.

Yun Jie sensed Zhou Tianqi's gaze, but he ignored it.

He didn't want to do anything unnecessary that might arouse Zhou Tianqi's suspicion, even though Zhou Tianqi already had some guesses, he still couldn't be sure.

Yun Jie continued his conversation with Qin Guang: "There's no such thing as knowing beforehand; maybe it's just fate."

At this moment, Xia Wushen said, "Let's think of a way to see if we can make Su Yu a normal person again."

Yun Jie was somewhat disappointed, and his voice was low: "What other way is there? Throughout history, I have never heard of anyone who, after being transformed into a resident of the ancient city, could turn back into a normal person."

Yun Jie originally wanted to create a tragic atmosphere, but Zhu Dizhu suddenly said, "Have you ever heard of any genius who ranked first on the Heavenly Ranking throughout history becoming a resident of the ancient city?"

Yun Jie: "..."

Qin Guang: "..."

Zhou Tianqi: "..."

Xia Wushen: "..."

The four of them were speechless. "Little brother, what's wrong with you? Something's not right with you!"

The four men stared intently at Zhu the landlord without saying a word, just staring at him.

Zhu the landlord realized he had said the wrong thing, and he chuckled twice: "Ahem, it's my fault, it's my fault. I can't seem to get rid of this blunt habit of mine, and it's giving me a real headache."

The group remained silent, so Zhu the Landlord changed his tune, saying, "What I mean is, there's never been such a talented person as a resident of the ancient city before. Maybe Su Yu can find a solution. Besides, isn't he very good at research? Now he can do his research properly in the ancient city and have some peace and quiet. Don't you all think so?"

"At the same time, we should also think of a way to help him. Even three cobblers can outwit one Zhuge Liang. Not to mention there are so many of us. Maybe we can come up with a good idea by pooling our wisdom. We always have to try to know."

The group nodded slightly; Old Zhu had finally said something sensible and quite reasonable.

Seeing this, Landlord Zhu breathed a sigh of relief; his outspokenness had been forgotten.

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Chapter 324 The Ancient City is My Home [Please Subscribe!]

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"Now there is a key problem: the vast majority of researchers in the human realm have never been in contact with the ancient city, its inhabitants, or the undead, nor do they understand death energy. If we let them conduct research like this, the difficulty will be extraordinary."

Xia Wushen offered his own insights.

Yun Jie and the others looked at him in surprise. It was truly rare for a mere martial artist to utter such words.

Xia Wushen said helplessly, "What kind of looks are you giving me? I may not be good at the methods of a civilization master, but that doesn't mean I don't know anything. Don't forget, the founder of the human race's polytheistic script is a member of my Xia family."

At this point, Xia Wushen's eyes dimmed. It was a pity that Xia Chen was dead.

The group didn't say much. Although Xia Chen was a member of the Xia family, he was actually from the previous tide and didn't have much of a relationship with the Xia family of that tide.

Yun Jie quickly said, "Old Xia's words make some sense. If we let them study it without any clear cause and effect, they probably won't find anything."

Qin Guang thought for a moment and said, "Let's contact Su Yu first and see what his needs are. He's very capable when it comes to research, so maybe we just need to arrange a few assistants for him."

Landlord Zhu rubbed his chin and agreed, "That's right. I think that kid Su Yu might actually be able to come up with something. Don't forget, he can disguise himself as an undead. He should have a lot of knowledge about death energy and undead."

"What do you think, Lao Zhou?" Qin Guang asked.

Zhou Tianqi didn't want to speak. He knew that Su Yu wouldn't die. He had a Yang Aperture and a method to reverse death energy, so it would be difficult for him to die even if he wanted to. However, since Qin Guang asked, he had to say a few words: "Let's do it as you say. But we can also send him some Heavenly Yuan Qi first to alleviate the erosion of death energy on him."

He knew about Su Yu's situation, but others did not, so he had to pretend to be unaware. As for how to resist the erosion of death energy, the effect of Heavenly Origin Qi was very good, and this was also common knowledge.

Yun Jie nodded and said, "Okay, I'll contact him later and send him the Heavenly Origin Qi."

And so, their conversation came to an end.

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At this time, Xinghong Ancient City was still under lockdown, and countless undead armies were still wandering the streets.

The residents of the city all hid in their old houses, and no one dared to come out. Even though the undead wouldn't harm them, they were still afraid and dared not come out.

Even the residents of the old town were like this, so Modona and the others were even more afraid to leave the old house.

Yes, none of the invincible races were able to rescue them; Modona, Zhan Wushuang, and others are still inside the city.

City Lord's Mansion.

The heavily wounded Black Demon was licking his wounds. This time, because he had protected a large number of living beings, even the City Lord's Mansion and the position of City Lord could not protect him. If it weren't for Xing Hong and the others taking action later, Black Demon would have surely died at the hands of the Necromancer Lord.

However, this allowed him to escape unscathed.

While everyone else hesitated to leave the old house, Su Yu had no such worries. He was now a resident of the ancient city, the ancient city was his home, and the undead were his guardians. What did he have to be afraid of?

Besides, in that fierce battle just now, countless lives were lost, and Invincible's blood was spilled all over the ground. Wouldn't it be a waste not to go out and clean it up?

As I said before, Su Yu is a thrifty person and can't stand seeing others waste things.

So he swaggered out of the old house, saving himself the trouble of pretending to be a ghost.

As expected, the many undead treated him as one of their own and completely ignored him.

Su Yu grinned and went wherever there were clusters of undead, because where there were clusters of undead, there were bound to be corpses.

The presence of corpses meant there was a harvest. The scene was too chaotic, with many things scattered on the ground and no one picking them up, which benefited Su Yu.

As he picked them up, he would occasionally pat the undead's head when he was in a good mood. This left not only the undead bewildered, but also Xinghong and Xingyue deep inside the city lord's mansion.

Su Yu, that guy, he's got a really big heart!

He had no concept of fear. To others, the undead were beings that brought death, but he... touched the undead's head...

Xingyue said speechlessly, "See? He was born to be a necromancer."

Today, Su Yu showed them what a truly speechless incident looks like; it was the first time he had ever seen residents with such a big heart.

Xing Hong looked at Su Yu, then at Hei Mo, and fell silent. He was thinking about whether to groom Su Yu as the next city lord, since Hei Mo was clearly on his deathbed, his life force surging and he was not far from dying.

However, seeing Su Yu's appearance now, he hesitated again. Given his personality, he would prefer to find a more stable city lord rather than be troubled by the issue of a new city lord like he is now.

Just then, the voice of the Hongmeng Old Tortoise rang in his ears: "Xing Hong".

"Boss!"

Xinghong was somewhat surprised. Hongmeng's sudden appearance at this time must mean he had something to ask him, but... what could it be?

Soon, Xinghong's gaze fell on Su Yu. Could it be...?

The Hongmeng Old Turtle said bluntly, "You now need to train Su Yu to become the city lord of the ancient city."

Xinghong was startled and quickly asked, "Why?"

Xinghong was puzzled. Just now, his boss had told him to protect Su Yu's life, and now he was even telling him to train Su Yu to become the city lord. There was something strange about this.

The Primordial Tortoise thought for a moment and said directly, "He can help you withstand more death energy. You should know that Yu Hong and the others are about to collapse..."

At this point, Xinghong understood, but he still asked, "Can Su Yu really do it?"

In Xing Hong's eyes, although Su Yu was a prodigy, it had nothing to do with how much death energy he could bear. Even a city lord at the ninth level of the Sun and Moon Realm could only take care of his own small territory, so how could he have the spare capacity to bear the death energy of other ancient cities?

Therefore, even though Xinghong trusted Hongmeng Old Turtle very much, he still couldn't help but ask for clarification.

"Of course, Su Yu opened 360 Yuan Apertures when he was in the Ten Thousand Stone Realm. You should know what that means. At the same time, his Yang Aperture has been opened, which can absorb a lot of death energy. More importantly, he knows the method of reversing death energy. Therefore, he is the only candidate for city lord."

Then the Hongmeng Old Turtle continued, "It's a pity that he didn't transform into a resident of the ancient city here last time, otherwise he wouldn't have come here this time."

After listening to the old turtle's words, Xing Hong couldn't help but look at Su Yu again. Was this kid really that amazing?

However, the eldest brother would never lie to him, nor would he joke with the lives of his other brothers and sisters, which means that Su Yu really can help them withstand a large amount of death energy erosion.

Xinghong suddenly asked, "Boss, do you think I can leave the city when Su Yu becomes the city lord?"

The Primordial Tortoise asked speechlessly, "What do you want to do?"

Xinghong chuckled: "I'm bored. I want to go out for a stroll and see the scenery."

The old tortoise of the Primordial Chaos said wearily, "Don't run around. If Tianmie finds out, who knows what kind of trouble he'll cause."

Xinghong patted his chest and assured him, "Don't worry, boss. I'll definitely stay in the city most of the time and won't wander around. But it should be fine to go out occasionally, right?"