Chapter 175: Abandon Humanity!

“King Su?”

Su Xiaobai raised an eyebrow.

A king-level figure, and there’s even a specific title for them?

But he wasn’t too concerned with the title. What intrigued him more was the identity of the man who was respectfully addressed as ‘City Lord’ by so many of the human martial kings.

“King Su, let me introduce you. This is the founder of our Forbidden City, the savior of humanity on multiple occasions, and the greatest human legend to date—City Lord Luo Yu!”

Meng Qianzheng introduced.

It’s him!

Su Xiaobai’s eyes flickered.

There was a legendary figure among humans that he had always known about but had never seen in person until now… It seemed this human’s reputation was well-deserved!

At the very least, Su Xiaobai felt that, with his current abilities, even if he combined with his shadow, activated his blood energy, and used all his techniques… he still might not be a match for this City Lord in front of him!

Although both were at the Fourth-tier Martial King level, Su Xiaobai had merely reached the level of defeating opponents, while Luo Yu was at the level of instantly killing them!

This was still under the condition of suppressing their realms. If they both went all out, the terrifying difference would be even more apparent!

“City Lord, this is King Su Xiaobai. He just successfully passed the 104th level of the Illusory Tower and is currently ranked first!”

Wow!

As soon as Meng Qianzheng finished speaking, all the human Martial Kings couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise.

Their gazes toward Su Xiaobai were filled with respect.

The 104th level of the Illusory Tower… everyone in the room knew exactly what that meant!

In the past, when they were at the Martial General level, many of them couldn’t even make it past the 80th or 90th levels… Some had to give up and continue to improve their cultivation instead.

Even City Lord Luo Yu, the legendary human figure, only managed to reach the 101st level!

For Su Xiaobai to reach the 104th level was enough to prove that his potential surpassed everyone’s imagination!

“The 104th level of the Illusory Tower… truly, a hero emerges from the youth!”

Luo Yu’s gaze toward Su Xiaobai was filled with admiration.

He knew very well how terrifying the difficulty was after the 100th level of the Illusory Tower. Although the difference in levels seemed small, the strength required to pass each level after that increased exponentially!

If he had enough time, perhaps he could clear the 102nd level, but passing the 103rd would be incredibly difficult, even if given another thousand years!

This showed that Su Xiaobai’s potential far exceeded his own!

“However, things aren’t over yet. The Siwu Clan is already planning their next move. Meng Wang, we need to head back to the central war strategy meeting room.”

Luo Yu looked at Su Xiaobai. “King Su, you should come with us!”

“All right!”

Su Xiaobai nodded.

Wasn’t this the result he wanted from improving his strength?

To receive the respect of humanity’s top Martial Kings.

To gain the attention of the strongest human figure, the legendary Luo Yu.

To have everyone treat him with great reverence.

And to learn about the most confidential, little-known truths of the Earth, without being kept in the dark… All of this was now right before him. How could he not accept?

Following Luo Yu’s arrangements, part of the human Martial Kings began rebuilding the battlefield at Base 1, while the rest went with him to the central war strategy meeting room to discuss their next steps.

Zhuo Bingyan, Nangong Yixin, and Cheng Tianqian, seeing a group of Martial Kings surrounding Su Xiaobai and Luo Yu, and watching Luo Yu even take the initiative to speak with Su Xiaobai, felt their gazes grow complicated, and their hearts were filled with unspeakable emotions.

They were also geniuses.

But the disparity in treatment was so suffocating it was almost unbearable!

Just a short while ago, they had stood in the same line, entering the Illusory Network together.

Yet, not long after, Su Xiaobai had already left them far behind. They didn’t even have the right to look up to him!

…

Central War Strategy Meeting Room, Human Base 1.

“Everyone, the Siwu Clan’s invasion—what we’ve seen so far is only the first wave.”

Luo Yu’s opening words immediately made all the people present sober up.

“Based on the intelligence I’ve gathered, they’re preparing to abandon all the peripheral battlefields and concentrate all their efforts on attacking Earth!”

“In seven days, the spatial rift will be torn wide enough for a First-tier Martial Emperor to pass through!”

“And within the Siwu Clan, there are six First-tier Martial Emperors and one Second-tier Martial Emperor!”

“In other words, in seven days, six of the Siwu Clan’s Martial Emperors will lead an army to directly attack. Earth will face the greatest crisis in its history!”

For a moment, all the Martial Kings couldn’t help but sigh, their eyes filled with sorrow.

Seven days…

It was too short.

Not to mention stopping the Siwu Clan’s army, they barely had enough time to deploy a proper strategy!

And their opponents were Martial Emperors… six of them right from the start!

Even though they knew Luo Yu was also a Martial Emperor, and very powerful… the idea of defending against six Martial Emperors at once was simply absurd!

“Seven days, huh?”

Compared to the mournful gazes of the other human Martial Kings, Su Xiaobai began to calculate in his mind…

If he had seven days, he should be able to take a trip to the Vast Domain and start buying various alchemy and forging materials to resell, earning a large number of low-grade Origin Stones to upgrade his system’s functions and enhance his techniques and spiritual weapons!

Seven days wouldn’t give him all the time he needed, but it would certainly improve his strength significantly!

As for whether he could reach First-tier Martial Emperor level… even he couldn’t guarantee that!

“The Siwu Clan’s strength is too overwhelming, we are no match for them… City Lord, I propose that we start preparing for evacuation now!”

“If they want Earth, let them have it. As long as humanity’s fire is still alive, there is hope!”

A Martial King Elder said.

His words were full of reluctance and hesitation… but for the survival of human civilization, this was the only choice.

“But seven days… how can we evacuate all of humanity in that time? Just evacuating those at Base 1 isn’t enough. Doesn’t that mean abandoning 90% of humanity?”

“At such a time, we can only make extraordinary decisions. Humanity is on the verge of extinction. In seven days, it’s impossible to evacuate everyone. To preserve humanity’s civilization, we can only take a few elite talents!”

“I agree. It’s come to this. We must let go of some things… or we will all be crushed by the Siwu Clan’s army, and nothing will be left!”

“Sigh…”

All the Martial Kings sighed deeply.

They felt a profound sense of helplessness.

Even after all their efforts to reach the Martial King level, they were still insignificant compared to the monstrous beings in the Vast Domain!

Now, they were forced to choose between abandoning the human race, abandoning their homeland, and fleeing to the Vast Domain!

“City Lord, what is your decision?”

Meng Qianzheng asked after a long silence.

Everyone’s eyes turned to Luo Yu.

Luo Yu scanned the room.

In the eyes of all the human Martial Kings, there was deep hope… After all, Luo Yu had saved humanity from danger time and time again. This time, they hoped he would do the same.

“Abandon.”

“Take the fire and leave.”

Luo Yu’s voice was soft, but it struck deeply into every listener’s heart… Each word made every human Martial King feel a sharp pain in their hearts.