Sage of Humanity-Chapter 614 - 612 Is This Possible?
Inside the Great Reversal Spirit Ground, the phantom of the Deathmatch Arena emerged, and under the watchful eyes of many, a silhouette appeared. But what terrified the cultivators of the Sacred Universe Spirit Ground was that it wasn't their dearly awaited Senior Brother Huo returning, it was that Lu Yiye!
Wrong, Huo Liaoyuan also returned.
Except at this moment, he was just like a dead dog, being held up by Lu Ye, with a huge hole visible in his chest cavity from which blood was flowing, drip-dropping on the ground, and there was not the slightest sign of life left in him, clearly nothing more than a corpse.
The scalps of numerous cultivators from Sacred Universe Spirit Ground tingled, a chill sweeping over their entire bodies.
Senior Brother Huo… was killed?
How could Senior Brother Huo, with his Level 9 Cloud River cultivation, be killed?
Despite their unwillingness to believe their own eyes, the truth was right before them, leaving them no choice but to believe.
In contrast, on Li Baxian's side, after Lu Ye's appearance, he finally let out a long sigh of relief.
He had felt that his junior brother might not necessarily lose, but that was surely just a hope, a prayer, until Lu Ye appeared before his eyes unscathed, and Li Baxian truly relaxed.
But then he became puzzled again…
In his expectations, Lu Ye should have awaken the slumbering Amber, and only with Amber's cooperation could he have had the capital to fight against Huo Liaoyuan.
But looking at it now, Amber was still nowhere to be seen, clearly still sleeping inside the spirit beast sack.
That is to say, could it be that his junior brother killed Huo Liaoyuan on his own strength?
Defeating an enemy of a higher level by four grades? Even with the reality laid out before him, Li Baxian was shocked; looking back through history, such an event was unprecedented.
The so-called defeating an enemy of a higher level usually pertained to just one or two minor levels, and it was extremely rare to even surpass by three minor levels, not to mention four.
As many thoughts whirled in his mind, Lu Ye suddenly raised his hand and flung the corpse he was holding out.
A few disciples from Sacred Universe Spirit Ground scrambled to catch it.
"Retreat!" A voice of terror rang out, the cultivators from Sacred Universe Spirit Ground came to their senses and hurriedly retreated. Xia Liang and Tan Sheng were mixed among the crowd, and even after they exited the coverage of the spirit ground, their expressions still could hardly conceal their shock.
The wolf pack did not pursue, because there was no point.
It wasn't until the cultivators from Sacred Universe Spirit Ground exited Great Reversal Valley that Lu Ye then activated the power of the big array that concealed the spirit ground. Ripples spread, and the entire spirit ground was covered by the big array.
Immediate physical unsteadiness let him stagger, fresh blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.
"Junior brother!" Li Baxian hurried forward to support him, while Feng Yuechan quickly took out healing pills and shoved them into Lu Ye's mouth.
After swallowing the elixir pill, Lu Ye waved his hand: "It's nothing serious, I need to recover a bit. The other side should not dare to act rashly for a while, please keep a watchful eye on the spirit ground… Brother Li and Senior Sister Feng."
Li Baxian nodded: "Don't worry, I'll inform you the moment anything happens."
Lu Ye turned and walked into his wooden cabin, sat down cross-legged, and silently operated his Black rank skill - undergoing seated meditation to recover.
The fight against Huo Liaoyuan had left him with injuries that were serious but not too heavy, primarily internal wounds. Fortunately, his physique was strong enough, so recovery shouldn't be a difficult task.
Watching Lu Ye enter the cabin, Li Baxian's expression turned inexplicably complex.
Feng Yuechan, perceiving something, spoke: "Senior brother, what are you thinking about?"
Li Baxian smiled faintly: "I'm thinking about the first time I met my junior brother…"
At that time, the junior brother was trapped on Golden Light Peak, Weh Ying arrived first, followed by his own hurried arrival. With the strength of the two of them, they protectively ensconced him, even though they had never met him before, they already considered Lu Ye as family, purely because of his status as a disciple of the Righteous Blood Sect.
That battle was also the battle that made Lu Ye famous. Since then, Lu Yiye of the Righteous Blood Sect has been unstoppable, generating a significant reputation on the Spirit Stream battlefield.
Looking back, it has been only two or three years.
The junior brother, who once needed the protection of his senior brother and sister, had grown to such heights.
Li Baxian couldn't help but feel the subtle sentiment of one's own child growing up.
At the entrance of Great Reversal Valley, the expressions of the cultivators from Sacred Universe Spirit Ground were sorrowful, and the atmosphere was oppressive. Even at this moment, they had not recovered from the shocking news of Huo Liaoyuan's death.
The path of a cultivator's cultivation is full of bumps and struggles, life and death are very normal. These people have not been spared from the experiences of parting and loss. In fact, each of them has been through quite a lot.
If Huo Liaoyuan had been killed by a cultivator of Level 9, that wouldn't be a big deal. Being of the same Level 9, there were still distinctions in strength; getting killed would only mean inadequate cultivation, bested by better skills.
But the fact that Huo Liaoyuan died at the hands of Lu Ye!
Until now, they still couldn't understand how their powerful Senior Brother Huo was killed by Lu Yiye. What exactly happened on the Deathmatch Arena?
But the intricacies of the situation were beyond their knowledge now; after all, there were only Lu Ye and Huo Liaoyuan on the Deathmatch Arena, and the details of their battle could only be known by them.
Among the cultivators from the Sacred Universe Spirit Ground this time, although Huo Liaoyuan was the only one at Level 9, there were several at Level 8.
One of them was Ming Zhe, who, though he hailed from the Universe Sect, often sparred with Huo Liaoyuan due to their compatible temperaments. Huo Liaoyuan never made excuses, so their relationship was very good.
At this moment, suppressing his grief, Ming Zhe was inspecting Huo Liaoyuan's corpse. Huo Liaoyuan might have died, but perhaps there were some clues in the many traces on his body that could allow him to deduce some details of the battle.
The fatal wound was in the chest area, where Huo Liaoyuan's heart had been smashed to pieces. There were many other injuries on his body, but none were caused by sharp weapons; they seemed like bruises from a massive impact.
After a long inspection, he couldn't find any useful clues. Judging from the injuries, it seemed that Huo Liaoyuan fought a life-and-death battle with Lu Ye and was ultimately defeated and killed by his opponent!
But... was that possible?
A disparity of four whole levels of cultivation, did that Lu Yiye have the qualifications to fight such an intense battle against Huo Liaoyuan?
As he pondered in utter confusion, his battlefield marking suddenly stirred with activity. He quickly checked it and discovered a message from Tu Guanxiong with a simple inquiry, "What happened?"
He had clearly learned of Huo Liaoyuan's death.
Ming Zhe, restraining his sorrow, recounted the events of the past two days. When Tu Guanxiong heard that their side lost more than sixty people right in the initial encounter, he was speechless for a long time.
When Huo Liaoyuan led people away from the Sacred Universe Spirit Ground, Tu Guanxiong had tried to send as many people as possible with him. Almost seventy percent of the spirit ground's strength was delegated for this task, plus the disciples from the Sacred Fire Order that Huo Liaoyuan had summoned, amassing over a hundred and fifty people in total. Yet, they had lost more than sixty in a flash.
This was truly unimaginable.
Upon hearing that today Huo Liaoyuan used the Deathmatch Arena to pull Lu Yiye into the space within, but the one who came out alive turned out to be Lu Yiye, while Huo Liaoyuan became a lifeless corpse...
"Do you know how Brother Huo was killed?"
"A blade through the heart; beyond that, nothing else is known."
Tu Guanxiong fell silent for a moment, "It seems that Lu Yiye must have some powerful exotic treasure in his possession!"
Only this possibility could explain why Huo Liaoyuan met such a tragic end at Lu Yiye's hands; he did not believe that, given such a huge cultivation gap, Lu Ye could have killed Huo Liaoyuan on his own merit.
"Senior Brother Tu, what should we do now?" With his mind in chaos, Ming Zhe momentarily lost his sense of direction.
A direct assault was impractical. The enemy had a pack of wolves, and if they dared to step within the range of the Great Sky Prohibition Array, they would undoubtedly embark on a one-way journey.
But if they withdrew just like that, they couldn't reconcile themselves with it. So many had died—how could they return to the spirit ground without avenging their fallen comrades?
Continuing to wait for reinforcements was an option. Tu Guanxiong had already summoned more disciples from the Universe Sect to head in this direction, but it would take time. Moreover, even when they arrived, their effectiveness was uncertain.
Their side had suffered too many casualties, having lost nearly half of their forces. The number of cultivators Tu Guanxiong could assemble was also limited.
"What about Xia Liang from the Mad Saber Sect and Tan Sheng from the New Moon Sect?" Tu Guanxiong asked.
When Ming Zhe mentioned the events of the past two days earlier, he also briefly touched on Xia Liang and Tan Sheng.
"They're still here," Ming Zhe replied. "It seems they are not willing to just leave like this, perhaps we could borrow their strength?"
"Out of the question!" Tu Guanxiong immediately rejected the idea. "One hails from a 1st grade sect and the other from a 3rd grade sect; they are not forces we can afford to provoke right now. If we dare to borrow their power, we will surely be used by them. If they kill Lu Yiye, all the benefits will be theirs."
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"Senior Brother, Senior Brother Huo previously told me that the intelligence on Lu Ye's side should have been leaked by those two."
"Are you certain?"
"Senior Brother Huo was almost sure of it."
"Just as Brother Huo suspected earlier, these two must have suffered a loss before and knew that they couldn't take down Lu Ye with their own strength, so they wanted to borrow others. It's infuriating that they implicated our Sacred Universe Spirit Ground and caused such a huge loss," Tu Guanxiong said indignantly.
The Sacred Universe Spirit Ground had been peaceful until they suddenly received information about Lu Yiye, and things spiraled out of control, leading to the current dire situation.
"So, Senior Brother, what should we actually do now?" Ming Zhe asked again.
Tu Guanxiong did not respond for a long time, and only after an incense stick's time did he send a message, "I will spread the news of Lu Yiye. Eventually, many people will go to kill him. You all should act accordingly."
Relying on the current strength of the Sacred Universe Spirit Ground alone, they could not avenge Huo Liaoyuan and the other fallen disciples. Tu Guanxiong was angry with Xia Liang and Tan Sheng's schemes and tricks and wouldn't resort to using their power. Moreover, even if they did, it was unlikely to succeed.
The Great Reversal Spirit Ground was covered by the Great Sky Prohibition Array, and once the cultivators barged in, the first thing they would have to face would be the pack of wolves. In such a situation, the capabilities of the two Level 9 Cloud River cultivators would be limited.
Under these circumstances, spreading the news was the only way!
Now in Ten Thousand Demons Ridge, no one knew how many cultivators were trying to find the whereabouts of Lu Yiye. Once the news spread, countless cultivators would swarm in, and then, wanting to avoid death would be impossible for Lu Yiye!
Although this meant that the Sacred Universe Spirit Ground would be unable to monopolize the bounty on Lu Ye, this was the only plan that Tu Guanxiong could think of. In the end, whoever killed Lu Yiye would be avenging Huo Liaoyuan and the other cultivators who had died tragically under the Sacred Universe Spirit Ground.
