Chapter 1026: She Is

The Blood Race acted swiftly. Within just two days of receiving the order from above, Blood Race members from all cave dwellings under the blessed land's jurisdiction began to converge.

This wasn't their first experience with such a situation; there were established precedents for the number of troops each cave dwelling was to contribute.

Generally, each cave dwelling would dispatch half of its personnel, with the other half remaining behind to guard.

The same principle applied to the higher-tier blessed lands.

This arrangement primarily ensured that their territories maintained a Blood Race presence, preventing them from being completely wiped out regardless of the dangers encountered during wartime.

The assembled Blood Race members would then gather at the Star and Moon Holy Land, organized by blessed land units. Once sufficient forces were amassed, the Star and Moon Holy Land would centrally command and direct them to launch an offensive on the Divine阙 Sea, targeting the Human Race's Bloodfiend Holy Land.

Two days later, Lu Ye, accompanied by Dao Thirteen and Yu Lingfeng, blended in with a group of Blood Race members and set off towards the Star and Moon Holy Land.

The group of over two hundred Blood Race members consisted entirely of Cloud River Realm cultivators, with the sole exception of the blessed land's master, who was at the True Lake Realm.

This was primarily because Lu Ye had previously eliminated many Blood Race members in the blessed land; all True Lake Realm Blood Race members had been killed. Currently, the only True Lake Realm Blood Race member in this contingent was the one Lu Ye had imprinted with the Soul Control Divine Mark.

Many Blood Race members were curious about the two Human Race individuals within their ranks, but after a brief inquiry, they learned these were their blessed land master's blood slaves and quickly lost interest.

Along the way, they encountered other Blood Race contingents from different blessed lands also gathering and heading towards the Star and Moon Holy Land. As soon as the two blessed land masters met, their respective groups smoothly merged into one.

The contingent grew daily, and by the time they reached the Star and Moon Holy Land, the assembled force numbered nearly a thousand.

The Star and Moon Holy Land was situated on a spiritual peak, covering an enormous area. It was also the only Holy Land within a radius of several hundred thousand miles that had a Saint Seed overseeing it.

Masters from various blessed lands arrived upon receiving their orders, and a vast number of Blood Race members were now accommodated there.

Lu Ye looked up and saw that his vision was filled with countless Blood Race figures. From halfway up the mountain to the base, there was hardly any standing room; their numbers were easily in the hundreds of thousands.

Their own group had undoubtedly arrived relatively late, so they could only find a temporary spot at the foot of the mountain to settle.

No Blood Race members came to greet them, nor did anyone tell them what to do next. All they could do was wait.

Blood Race contingents continued to arrive, and the army's strength grew steadily.

Lu Ye observed secretly, truly puzzled by the immense power of the Bloodfiend Holy Land that allowed it to stand firm amidst the overwhelming might of the Blood Refinement World.

Just the Star and Moon Holy Land had gathered hundreds of thousands of Blood Race members. The information Lu Ye received from the Blood Race blessed land master indicated that there were four such large-scale Blood Race armies, each controlled by a different Blood Race Holy Land. These armies would launch a simultaneous offensive from four directions to pressure the Bloodfiend Holy Land in the Divine阙 Sea. The Star and Moon Holy Land was primarily responsible for the northern front, while the southeast and west directions also had Blood Race armies of comparable strength.

In other words, for such a war, the Blood Race would deploy at least a million personnel, undoubtedly including countless God Sea Realm Blood Race members. Could the sole Human Race power in this world truly withstand such a force?

What extraordinary abilities did the Bloodfiend Holy Land possess, allowing it to repeatedly send the Blood Race army retreating in defeat?

In the tent, Lu Ye summoned the blessed land master he had imprinted with the Soul Control Divine Mark and began to question him.

"My Lord, you might not know, but the Divine阙 Sea is actually an enormous blood pool, or rather, a sea of blood. The Bloodfiend Holy Land is situated on an archipelago in its center, making it incredibly easy to defend and difficult to attack. Furthermore, they possess numerous defensive fortifications. Often, our Blood Race army suffers heavy casualties before even getting close. Even if we manage to breach their defenses, there are many Human Race powerhouses within. I've heard that even Saint Seeds have been lost there."

Lu Ye was bewildered by what he heard.

That the Bloodfiend Holy Land was easy to defend and difficult to attack was clear to him. As the only Human Race power in the Blood Refinement World, its location within the Divine阙 Sea clearly exploited the advantageous terrain.

The Divine阙 Sea was a massive blood pool, also known as a sea of blood. If Blood Race members accidentally fell into it, they would at least be severely injured, if not die. Therefore, in terms of defense, the Human Race often achieved twice the result with half the effort.

However, this was clearly not the fundamental reason why the Bloodfiend Holy Land remained standing.

Lu Ye couldn't quite figure it out at the moment.

The Blood Race blessed land master didn't know much about the Bloodfiend Holy Land's situation, as he hadn't experienced it himself. This was his first time participating in the Blood Race's encirclement and suppression campaign against the Bloodfiend Holy Land.

Unable to gather more information, Lu Ye waved his hand, dismissing him.

As night deepened, Lu Ye stepped out of his tent and looked around. He saw countless pinpricks of firelight spread across the mountains and plains. Under the illumination of the flames, the countless Blood Race figures seemed distorted, like a chaotic dance of demons.

Suddenly, a crisp sound of bells drifted over. Lu Ye felt something, turned his head, and frowned at what he saw.

In that direction, a Human Race woman dressed in thin gauze walked leisurely. Beneath the gauze, her graceful figure was faintly visible. On each of her wrists and ankles were two small strings of bells, which produced a crisp ringing sound as she walked.

Her feet were bare. As her skirt swayed, her fair and delicate toes appeared alluring. She seemed to be walking on the ground, but was actually hovering three inches above it.

The woman's attire was somewhat indecent. Normally, such an outfit would easily arouse desire in others, but strangely, Lu Ye felt no ripple in his heart when he saw her; instead, he involuntarily felt a sense of dread.

Deep in his mind, a dragon's roar suddenly exploded. Immediately after, a figure blurred before him as Dao Thirteen stood in front, blocking his view.

At this moment, Dao Thirteen was like a cat with its fur bristling. His body slightly hunched, his God Sea Realm aura fluctuated uncontrollably, hot air puffed from his nostrils, and even his gaze turned sharp.

Lu Ye had always instructed Dao Thirteen to restrain his aura, to prevent him from exposing his God Sea Realm cultivation, which would be difficult to explain to other uninformed Blood Race members.

But the appearance of this woman clearly made him feel threatened, prompting such a reaction.

"Hmm," the woman hummed softly. She glanced at Dao Thirteen in surprise, seemingly not expecting to find a God Sea Realm Human in this gathering place of the Blood Race army.

"What a pity," she murmured softly again, then shifted her gaze. It was unclear what she found regrettable.

Meanwhile, Lu Ye, protected by Dao Thirteen, looked surprised and doubtful.

When he first saw the woman, he thought she was a blood slave brought by some Blood Race member.

While hundreds of thousands of Blood Race soldiers were gathered here, not all of them were Blood Race members; some were blood slaves with cultivation.

The Human Race held an extremely low status in the Blood Refinement World, but due to methods like the Blood Seal, some Blood Race members were quite willing to subdue blood slaves for their own use. After all, compared to other Blood Race members, blood slaves were trustworthy and could be commanded at will.

When he arrived here earlier, he had seen some Human Race blood slaves, so although he was surprised by the woman's attire, he didn't think much of it.

Until a dragon's roar echoed in his mind.

The dragon's roar indicated that the Twin Dragons Guarding the Sea technique had been activated. In other words, imperceptibly, the woman had used some undetectable means on his spirit, which had triggered the Twin Dragons Guarding the Sea's protection.

Dao Thirteen's instinctive reaction then made Lu Ye realize something was wrong: this woman clearly intended to harm him.

Why?

What was even stranger was that the woman simply walked away without continuing to attack him.

Pushing Dao Thirteen aside, Lu Ye looked up and saw the woman continue to walk forward. Wherever she passed, all the Blood Race members stood up, staring at her infatuatedly, their eyes filled with greed and covetousness.

The woman paid no mind to this, a faint smile playing on her lips.

Lu Ye suddenly realized that the woman was not trying to attack him, or rather, she wasn't specifically targeting him. Her mystical technique was aimed at all the Blood Race members present; he was merely caught in the crossfire.

Who was she?

What was she doing?

In a flash, Lu Ye vaguely considered a possibility. As the thought crossed his mind, he saw the woman stop and slowly ascend into the air, pausing only when she reached a height of ten zhang. The bells on her wrists and ankles began to ring without any wind, their clear tinkling sounds spreading out.

Though the sound was soft, it was incredibly pervasive.

In Lu Ye's mind, the dragon's roar sounded again. Dao Thirteen also crouched low, emitting a guttural growl like a wild beast—a reaction he normally only had when facing danger.

A soft giggle emerged, as crisp and pleasant as the bells, but it brought with it a chilling sense of dread.

The woman formed a hand seal, holding it vertically before her chest, and softly spoke, "Thousands of pear blossoms open!"

Specks of starlight suddenly drifted from her body, sparkling like a constellation. These numerous specks of starlight instantly spread out, enveloping an area a thousand zhang in radius.

At that very instant, Lu Ye's skin suddenly prickled with pain, and a strong sense of alarm rose in his heart.

"Dao Thirteen!" he quickly yelled.

Dao Thirteen immediately turned and lunged at him, tackling him to the ground and shielding him with his sturdy body.

Almost simultaneously with Dao Thirteen shielding Lu Ye, the seemingly inconspicuous specks of starlight suddenly bloomed like pure white pear blossoms.

Immediately following were violent rumbling and explosive sounds.

Within a thousand zhang radius around the woman, every Blood Race member who heard the bells, without exception, perished with vacant expressions.

Under the shroud of light, the area became as bright as day, but all Blood Race members vanished into dust.

In Lu Ye's perception, the auras of Yu Lingfeng and the True Lake Realm blessed land master, both imprinted with his Soul Control Divine Mark, also disappeared without a trace.

The violent noise made Lu Ye's eardrums ache. Feeling the power of this inexplicable spell, he was secretly horrified.

Such a method was beyond what an ordinary God Sea Realm cultivator could unleash; at the very least, Lu Ye had never seen such a technique. Furthermore, the aura the mysterious woman unleashed in that instant was powerful to an unbelievable degree.

Even the Sect Master seemed incomparable to this woman! Continuous explosions echoed from not far away, accompanied by the crisp ringing of bells, clearly indicating the woman was engaged in a slaughter.