Chapter 1244: Encountered an attack

Wind Rises Across the Nine Provinces

Wind Rises Across the Nine Provinces

This specific period presents the best opportunity. The further we advance, the more concentrated the cultivators participating in the God Sea Battle will become, making it easy for them to form small groups. At that point, the Blood Clan's numerical advantage will no longer be apparent.

The current stage is different. Initially, many cultivators lingered on the outskirts of the Grand Beginning Realm. However, as time passes and driven by the rules, they are compelled to move towards the center, which gives the Blood Clan opportunities to intercept and eliminate them.

They don't need to kill too many; if each person eliminates four or five on average and they then operate in groups, their spots will largely be secured.

Therefore, this period is when the Blood Clan can exert their full strength.

Strong individuals from various Blood Clan realms have also gathered at this moment, watching the names change on the pillar to the right of the portal, their faces reflecting satisfaction.

From this moment onwards, and for the next few days, the top hundred rankings will fluctuate most frequently. Many names temporarily in the top hundred will disappear, and many new ones will emerge. Even those that remain will see their ranks on the list rise and fall constantly, creating a dynamic scene where one person exits the stage and another enters.

Within the Grand Beginning Realm, Lu Ye was engaged in a fierce battle.

After parting ways with Du Lang, Lu Ye continued to advance. Even though it was his first time participating in such a grand event and he wasn't familiar with its intricacies, he knew it was unlikely to be peaceful along the way. With everyone rushing towards the interior and the habitable area within the Grand Beginning Realm shrinking, encounters were inevitable.

Once an encounter happened, racial distinctions ceased to matter. Even among fellow humans, peace would not prevail, as his cultivation at the eighth level of the Divine Sea Realm was a huge temptation in the eyes of any cultivator.

As expected, he was intercepted midway.

A brawny body cultivator and a spell cultivator skilled in intricate techniques coordinated seamlessly. The body cultivator clung to Lu Ye, like a leech that couldn't be shaken off, while the spell cultivator cast spells from a distance.

Even though Lu Ye was prepared, he was momentarily caught off guard and found himself in a precarious situation.

These two were likely not from the same realm, but each possessed formidable foundational strength. Lu Ye didn't know how they ended up together, but their combination of long-range and close-quarters combat was indeed troublesome.

During the fierce battle, Lu Ye resorted to his old trick. He seemingly frantically sent a spiritual artifact flying towards the spell cultivator, while clumsily fending off the body cultivator's frenzied attacks.

When the spell cultivator dodged the spiritual artifact's attack, Lu Ye's figure suddenly vanished from his original spot. When he reappeared, he was already at the spell cultivator's side.

This miraculous technique stunned both of them. The body cultivator, enraged, lunged forward to rescue his companion. However, his vision blurred, and suddenly another figure appeared, identical to Lu Ye. The body cultivator was startled, completely bewildered, and could only attack instinctively.

What met him was a torrent of sword energy, like a flowing bolt of silk.

Meanwhile, the spell cultivator instantly experienced what it meant to wish for death.

In a normal fight, it would have been impossible for him to be so unresponsive to an enemy at such close range, as he possessed many methods to prevent enemies from approaching.

However, Lu Ye's method of teleporting using Void Spirit Runes was too unexpected. The spell cultivator couldn't react in time, unless he had the foresight not to let the spiritual artifact get close to him.

But in a battle of this level, how could a mere spiritual artifact be worth his attention? Ultimately, he paid the price for his carelessness.

Lu Ye himself was furiously slashing with his blade. The reason he used his main body to deal with the spell cultivator and his clone to entangle the body cultivator was because the spell cultivator posed a greater threat to him.

In the cultivation world, there's an unwritten rule for group fights: deal with those with long-range attacks first. Although Lu Ye's current encounter wasn't a group fight, the principle was the same.

Once a weapon cultivator like Lu Ye got close, what good outcome could a spell cultivator expect? Even if he desperately conjured his protective spiritual treasures, he couldn't block the mountain-like slashes.

In less than ten breaths, two defensive spiritual treasures shattered one after another. The spell cultivator had no more available defenses and could only rely on his profound cultivation.

With a few more slashes from Lu Ye, his spiritual energy surged, internal organs shifted, and he coughed up blood. A few more slashes shattered his spiritual energy defense, and he instantly died on the spot.

The body cultivator was still entangled with the clone. Seeing the spell cultivator defeated and dead, he was greatly alarmed and no longer dared to continue the fight. He hastily activated his protective power and turned to flee. Even though the clone's flying sword was sharp, it couldn't stop him for a moment.

However, he was ultimately blocked by Lu Ye's main body. Caught between two attackers, he experienced what it was like to be besieged. He was a pragmatist; seeing that he was no match, he immediately pleaded for mercy, promising Lu Ye all the valuables he carried if he would spare him.

How could Lu Ye be swayed by him?

For him, once a battle began, it could only end in death. Indeed, releasing this person would cause him no loss, and he would even gain more wealth.

But if he truly let him go, the fact that he had killed the other person couldn't be kept secret. While he wasn't afraid of being held accountable later, he would eventually travel the starry sky, and it was better to be prepared.

Furthermore, if he were in such a predicament and pleaded for mercy, would those two have spared him?

Clearly, it was impossible.

It was still the same principle: in a struggle for such an opportunity, either avoid conflict, as was his interaction with Du Lang, or if conflict arose, there was no possibility of a peaceful resolution.

Since they came with the intent to kill, they should be prepared to be killed!

Moments later, the body cultivator followed the spell cultivator's fate, and the fierce battle concluded.

The chaotic spiritual energy gradually settled.

Just as his main body was about to sheath his blade, his expression suddenly changed. He looked up towards the area behind his clone. At the same time, the clone swiftly darted forward and simultaneously activated the protective array attached to the Red Dragon Battle Robe.

However, it was still a step too slow. Before the array could be fully activated, a fleeting cold light struck the clone's back. The force wasn't exceptionally strong, but it was incredibly penetrating, and a hole immediately appeared in the clone's chest.

The scene was as if a venomous snake, hidden in the shadows, had suddenly darted out and bit the clone at the very instant the previous battle ended.

What astonished Lu Ye was that he never saw who attacked, from beginning to end. He only knew his clone had been attacked!

Even now, there was no trace of the attacker. Lu Ye only faintly sensed a faint aura rapidly moving away!

Without hesitation, spiritual energy and vital blood surged throughout his body, and a vast Sea of Blood suddenly spread forward. Not only that, Lu Ye himself dashed forward, even instantly imbuing himself with Winged and Wind-Walking Spirit Runes, solely to increase the speed of the Sea of Blood's expansion.

Moments later, the enormous Sea of Blood spanned the air, and Lu Ye, hidden within its void, remained motionless.

He could feel that something was trapped within his Sea of Blood, but he couldn't pinpoint its exact location for a moment. This was quite unbelievable, because the Sea of Blood was an extension of his own power; every area enveloped by it was like his sensory tentacles. Therefore, by all accounts, he should have been able to clearly sense any anomaly within the Sea of Blood.

Yet, at this moment, his senses were blurry and indistinct, as if trying to see flowers through fog. The situation became somewhat strange, and Lu Ye likely guessed which race had attacked his clone.

Earlier, when Yang Qing took him strolling on that platform, he not only crammed him with a lot of information about the God Sea Battle but also spoke about the characteristics of many races.

Among them, there was one race Yang Qing had specifically told him to pay attention to, because that race was very peculiar, just like the current situation.

Truth be told, there were many races in the starry sky, and almost every race was versatile. Only humanity was unremarkable.

Yet, it was this unremarkable human race, with no special abilities, that became the largest group in the starry sky. If it weren't for their severe internal conflicts, other races might have long become humanity's vassals.

The Sea of Blood undulated. Lu Ye remained still, and the enemy trapped within also remained still, creating a standoff that felt like it could endure until the end of time.

Lu Ye let out a soft hum, slightly raising his hand and gently caressing the air.

This caress was like plucking an invisible string, and with his movement, a visible ripple spread outwards in all directions.

With the enemy trapped in the Sea of Blood, it would be truly embarrassing if he couldn't find them.

The ripples grew more numerous; old ones had not yet disappeared as new ones emerged, spreading outwards layer by layer, and the entire Sea of Blood began to vibrate.

With this vibration, the Sea of Blood formed a unique frequency.

Under such vibrations, each ripple provided Lu Ye with new feedback. Moments later, he turned and looked in one direction, his figure suddenly vanishing from his spot.

In that direction, the Mountain-Crushing Blade slashed down fiercely as Lu Ye appeared. A cold light flashed and disappeared, followed by a clanging sound; it was clearly the counterattack of the enemy hidden there.

After a single blow, the enemy attempted to escape again. But since Lu Ye had found its trace, how could he let it escape so easily?

With a thought, the Sea of Blood in that area instantly transformed into a cage, its sluggishness and viscosity intensifying. A faint, ethereal figure appeared, its outline forming as the Sea of Blood defined it.

Lu Ye thought, 'Indeed.' It was precisely the race Yang Qing had specifically warned him about. He hadn't fully understood their power until he encountered them; only after a real encounter did he truly know their strength.

Lu Ye struck mercilessly. And within the Sea of Blood, even if this race possessed bizarre abilities, it couldn't fully utilize them at this moment. In such a direct confrontation, it was no match for Lu Ye at all.

It gibbered incoherently, seemingly agitated, clearly not expecting to be caught by someone.

In the starry sky, the human language was universal; almost every race of cultivators could speak it. However, the languages of other races were largely unintelligible to humans, except for those with extensive knowledge.

But Lu Ye guessed that the other party wasn't pleading for mercy, but rather cursing.

The battle erupted suddenly and ended quickly. Once the cultivator realized there was no escape from this Sea of Blood, it revealed a ferocious expression, adopting a desperate, life-for-life fighting style, but ultimately to no avail.