Chapter 1226: I Swear

The Winds of Kyushu Rise

After speaking, Yan Ya added, "If you are still not satisfied, then we can only fight to the death. I may not be your match, but I can still destroy those things before I die. The choice is yours to make!"

He wouldn't beg for his life. Since the other party was here, many things were clear. Constant pleading would only make the other party more aggressive, especially the Blood Clan, known for their greed!

Properly lowering one's stance while holding onto one's bottom line was the correct way for individuals like them to interact.

Lu Ye's thoughts raced. The situation was now clear: the other party had mistaken him for a Blood Clan member and wrongly assumed he was here to compete for something. Yan Ya had three gains here and was willing to give up to two of them in exchange for Lu Ye letting him go!

As for what those gains were, Lu Ye wasn't sure, but he could roughly guess.

On the other hand, so the Blood Clan and the Insect Clan were allies? That was indeed strange. But on second thought, neither of these races was good. They loved to invade and plunder other realms. It was probably a case of birds of a feather flocking together.

If Yan Ya hadn't mentioned the three gains, Lu Ye would have surely attacked him already. But since he had a suspicion, it wasn't good to let the other party destroy everything in a desperate act.

So he said blandly, "Agreed."

Yan Ya finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had feared that this Blood Clan member wouldn't care, in which case he would truly have had to fight to the death while destroying the three gains.

He had little chance of winning and would likely die here, but he couldn't let others benefit for free.

"Words alone mean nothing. I ask you, fellow Daoist, to make a Bloodline Oath!" Yan Ya did not relax his guard just because Lu Ye had agreed to his proposal. Countless individuals throughout history had been ambushed and killed for letting their guard down slightly. High-level Insect Clan members were cunning, and so were the Blood Clan.

Another Bloodline Oath!

Lu Ye had only heard about this from Xiao Jiu. It was said that only a Bloodline Oath could bind Yang Qing, because dragons greatly valued their bloodline, and once an oath was sworn, it could never be broken.

The Blood Clan also had their own bloodline system. When Lu Ye refined the various holy bloods, he had received many secret Blood Clan techniques, but he truly knew nothing about Bloodline Oaths.

How was such an oath to be made? If the process was wrong or the oath incorrect, it would certainly arouse suspicion. So he could only feign authority and say, "You don't trust me?"

Yan Ya said gravely, "If you don't swear the oath, then we'll fight to the death!" As he spoke, he swept his hand across his waist, and three pouches appeared in his hand.

Immersed in the sea of blood, Yan Ya's vision was obscured, making it impossible to see Lu Ye clearly. However, Lu Ye could perceive the situation on Yan Ya's side through the sea of blood. He then realized that the three pouches Yan Ya had taken out were actually three Spirit Beast Bags!

Just as he had thought, what was contained in these three Spirit Beast Bags was probably the Insect Clan's three gains from this expedition!

Just as Lu Ye was considering whether to make a random oath to deceive the other party, a telepathic message from Green Glow suddenly reached his ear.

The Elf Clan was indeed unreliable and untrustworthy, and very timid. However, due to their naturally long lifespans and some special reasons, they were also the most learned race.

Lu Ye did not understand the Bloodline Oath of the Blood Clan, but Green Glow did.

His expression remained unchanged. He slowly began, "I, Li Taibai of the Blood Realm, swear by the name of the Supreme Blood Ancestor, if fellow Daoist Yan Ya of the Insect Emperor Realm is willing to share two gains with me, I will let him leave and will absolutely not bother him. If I violate this, my bloodline shall be consumed by fire!"

As his words rang out, the sea of blood filling the entire core of the insect nest violently surged, spontaneously generating numerous large and small undercurrents.

It seemed as if the Bloodline Oath had, in some unseen way, imposed certain restrictions, but in reality, Lu Ye had simply activated the power of the sea of blood slightly. Without doing so, he couldn't have gained the other's trust.

This was also Green Glow's suggestion. It must be said that without Green Glow by his side this time, he couldn't have achieved such a realistic effect.

As Lu Ye's words faded, he clearly felt Yan Ya across from him relax considerably. Although resentment still lingered on his face, he was no longer as wary as before.

Yan Ya raised his hand and tossed. Two of the three Spirit Beast Bags in his hand were thrown out. Lu Ye controlled the undercurrents of the sea of blood, drawing them to him. He carefully inspected them, making sure the other party hadn't tampered with them, before nonchalantly putting them away.

An unexpected gain...

He had come through the Tree Realm passage merely to deal with the insect nest here. He hadn't expected to encounter a strong Insect Clan member, much less for things to escalate to this point.

The other party still had one Spirit Beast Bag...

He had to get them all.

"Li Taibai of the Blood Realm..." Yan Ya murmured softly. "I will remember you! But please rest assured, fellow Daoist, only you and I will know about today's events. No third person will ever find out."

Just as he had said before, if this matter were to be leaked, he would be the first to suffer. The high-ranking officials of the Insect Emperor Realm would undoubtedly hold him accountable. Even if he possessed extraordinary talent, his future would certainly be dim.

Having spoken, Yan Ya turned and darted towards the insect path.

His divine sense remained locked onto Lu Ye's position. Although the Blood Clan's Bloodline Oath served as a restraint, he didn't believe this Blood Clan member would dare to violate the oath. Nevertheless, he maintained the necessary caution. This was an essential mindset for cultivators of all races traversing the starry sky.

The other party showed no intention of stopping him or moving, merely waiting silently for him to leave. This satisfied Yan Ya. As he drew closer to the insect path, the vague outline of the path was already faintly visible through the edge of the sea of blood.

With one more step, he had exited the sea of blood!

Only then did Yan Ya's entire body finally relax completely.

It was at this very moment, within the sea of blood, that two Void Spirit Patterns simultaneously formed!

One appeared beneath Lu Ye's feet, and the other at the edge of the sea of blood behind Yan Ya.

The moment the two Spirit Patterns formed, they collapsed, but Lu Ye, who had originally been standing deep within the sea of blood, appeared ghost-like behind Yan Ya.

Yang Qing had more than once demonstrated his elusive techniques before Lu Ye and the cultivators of Kyushu. He could appear and disappear suddenly, and no one in Kyushu could discern his movement trajectory, leaving people astonished and marveling at his divine skill.

Although Lu Ye's current technique had a significant gap compared to Yang Qing's methods, the effect was the same.

This was also why he had always longed for Void Spirit Patterns to appear on his Talent Tree. Because, using Void Spirit Patterns as a foundation, he had devised a very special assassination method. This method required him to simultaneously construct two Void Spirit Patterns in an instant, using them for short-distance teleportation!

The derivation of the Void Spirit Patterns had long been completed. They were now imprinted on the newly burning leaves of his Talent Tree. Perhaps they weren't perfect and needed further improvement, but for now, it was the limit of what Lu Ye could derive. It wouldn't be too late to re-derive and modify them when his cultivation increased and his mastery of the Spirit Pattern Dao improved.

Therefore, Lu Ye didn't have to worry about the possibility of construction failure at all.

And every drop of blood in the sea of blood could serve as a carrier and medium for constructing Void Spirit Patterns.

Yan Ya walked out of the sea of blood, thinking he was safe after escaping the cage. Little did he know that the moment he relaxed his guard was precisely when Lu Ye's killing move would erupt.

Under normal circumstances, even without such a sudden ambush, Lu Ye would have been capable of killing Yan Ya here. The previous struggle had already proven this. But to prevent the other party from destroying that last Spirit Beast Bag, he had to resort to this method.

Yan Ya never imagined that there would be a Blood Clan member in this world who dared to disregard a Bloodline Oath he had just sworn. This was something that simply shouldn't happen. That was why he relaxed his guard, because subconsciously, he felt safe.

By the time he realized something was wrong and tried to resist, it was already too late.

At the entrance of the insect path, on the edge of the sea of blood, a great sun suddenly rose, then immediately bloomed, like a lotus flower, except its petals were sharp blades of light.

Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit. Since Lu Ye needed to take down the opponent in the shortest possible time, how could he hold back? Thus, his first move was his strongest killing blow.

A severed arm flew out. The severed arm was clutching a Spirit Beast Bag. Lu Ye raised his hand and retrieved it, his gaze calmly fixed ahead.

The light of the Blade Lotus slowly dissipated. Yan Ya, missing an arm, stood rooted to the spot. His two compound eyes, already bulging, almost burst from their sockets.

Because standing before him was not the Blood Clan member he had imagined, but a human! How could this be?

Yan Ya clearly wanted to say something, but he couldn't. A faint breeze swept in from outside the insect path. His entire body collapsed, turning into pieces of shattered flesh, with blood flowing everywhere.

Lu Ye bent down and picked up the two short staffs from Yan Ya's hand. After a brief inspection, he found that their material was excellent and of very high quality. This material was definitely not something that could be produced in ordinary realms. It was most likely obtained from somewhere in the starry sky or the Insect Emperor Realm.

He was very satisfied; he now had the materials to reforge the Pan Mountain Blade!

For Lu Ye, the Pan Mountain Blade was something he couldn't easily abandon. However, as his own cultivation continuously improved, the Pan Mountain Blade had to be constantly upgraded in quality. Once or twice might not matter, but with more frequent upgrades, some unexpected issues were bound to arise.

Fortunately, he had obtained the Soul Slaying Blade from the Hall of Merit. It could perfectly integrate into the Pan Mountain Blade, and under his control, form numerous restrictions, improving the quality of the Pan Mountain Blade.

Therefore, after obtaining the Soul Slaying Blade, the reforging of the Pan Mountain Blade became very simple. He only needed to continuously improve the inherent quality of the Pan Mountain Blade itself, to make it more suitable for his current cultivation level. As for the restrictions within it, they could be entirely replaced by the Soul Slaying Blade.

This perfectly avoided the possibility of the Pan Mountain Blade breaking or being damaged during its continuous upgrading process.

In addition, there was a ring on Yan Ya's hand. It looked unremarkable, and he didn't know what it was for.

He picked it up and inspected it briefly, finding that it was covered in restrictions. Moreover, it felt very familiar to him, like an extremely complex restriction lock.