Chapter 1564: Relief

"It's highly likely to be the latter!" Senior Brother Zhou mused. He reasoned that if the two Boundary-Devouring Beasts were merely here to lay eggs, they probably wouldn't have attacked them proactively. Boundary-Devouring Beasts aren't inherently violent star beasts, unless they are protecting their offspring.

In other words, their offspring must be hatching within the Clear Wind World, which is why they are obstructing him and his companions from entering.

As the thought crossed his mind, Senior Brother Zhou shouted, "I'll lure this larger one away first, then I'll figure out a way to support you. Hold on!" Having extensive combat experience, he immediately devised a strategy to defeat the enemy. Given the current situation, only a combined effort of all three of them could overcome a single Boundary-Devouring Beast, so one had to be drawn away first.

As the battle began, its rumbling sounds instantly echoed within the Clear Wind World due to its proximity. Countless cultivators inside the world were perplexed; they looked up but saw no clues, only occasional flashes of light, like thunderbolts tearing through the sky.

Deep within the earth's magma, Lu Ye watched the Boundary-Devouring Beast about to hatch and slowly drew his Boulder Blade. He suddenly remembered something: when a small Boundary-Devouring Beast hatches, its parents are certain to arrive on time to collect it. So, if his conjecture was correct, there were likely two large Boundary-Devouring Beasts waiting outside the Clear Wind World at that very moment.

Almost simultaneously with Lu Ye drawing his Boulder Blade, the Boundary-Devouring Beast's egg shattered, and a figure sprang out, lunging directly at Lu Ye.

Evidently, the newly hatched Boundary-Devouring Beast sensed something and instinctively struck first.

However, having just hatched, its aura strength was at most equivalent to a True Lake Realm cultivator. Even with its sudden assault, the vast difference in power made it difficult to pose any significant threat to Lu Ye.

He stood his ground, unmoving. With a single swing of his long blade, the small Boundary-Devouring Beast was cleaved in two.

Lu Ye sheathed his blade, reached out, and extracted a crystal core from the Boundary-Devouring Beast's corpse. After a brief contemplation, his eyebrow slightly raised.

Just as rumored, the crystal core of a Boundary-Devouring Beast was entirely different from those of ordinary star beasts. The energy contained within this core was almost identical in nature to the inherent foundation of a world. After all, Boundary-Devouring Beasts could only hatch by consuming the foundation of a world.

In other words, breaking this crystal core and releasing its energy could enhance the foundation of the world it was in!

Lu Ye pondered for a moment, then reached out and crushed the crystal core.

Although he could have taken this crystal core back to Kyushu for Little Nine to consume, benefiting Kyushu, he decided against it. This item was, after all, a crystallization of the Clear Wind World's inherent foundation, and taking it away would hinder the development of this world for hundreds, if not thousands, of years.

The instant Lu Ye crushed the crystal core, he suddenly detected an extremely faint power fluctuation coming from directly above him.

Despite being deep within the earth's core, he could still sense that power fluctuation, indicating its extraordinary nature.

He immediately realized that the parents of the small Boundary-Devouring Beast had likely arrived!

He quickly channeled his spiritual power and darted outwards! He inwardly grumbled, regretting that he had forgotten to leave a flying artifact outside before entering, which would have allowed him to return by forming a void conduit without such hassle.

When he emerged from the abyss, he immediately saw Zhu Yue, who was waiting there, looking up with a face full of shock.

Not only Zhu Yue, but at that very moment, almost everyone in the Clear Wind World was gazing at the incredible scene unfolding above.

In the sky, a massive ray-like creature was moving wildly, while two figures clung desperately to its sides, locked in a fierce struggle.

No one knew what was happening. This ray-like creature and the two figures had suddenly crashed into the Clear Wind World, battling with earth-shattering force, lightning, and thunder. However, Clear Wind World's cultivators quickly realized that those contending with the ray must be mighty cultivators from the Upper Realm; no one else would appear at such a time.

To their despair, despite wielding profound and unpredictable abilities, the two mighty Upper Realm cultivators were still no match for the ray-like creature. The male and female cultivators had undoubtedly given their all, yet both were bleeding profusely.

Sun Ye and Tang Xiaoyue were equally desperate. They had previously teamed up to entangle the Boundary-Devouring Beast as instructed by Senior Brother Zhou Ding Tian, intending to buy time until he returned to join forces with them. However, for some unknown reason, the Boundary-Devouring Beast suddenly became incredibly agitated and charged towards the Clear Wind World.

The two, of course, did not know that the Boundary-Devouring Beast's sudden fury was because it had sensed the death of its offspring.

If they had merely continued to entangle it, there wouldn't have been a major issue, but trying to block the enraged Boundary-Devouring Beast was beyond their strength. After several forceful clashes, both were left with chaotic auras and surging blood.

"Senior Brother Sun, we can't hold it back!" Tang Xiaoyue activated one of her spirit treasures, a handkerchief-like artifact that clung to the Boundary-Devouring Beast. It originally possessed the power to suppress like a mountain, but under the furious resistance of the beast, the light on the handkerchief artifact began to dim. It would likely be broken in a matter of seconds.

Sweat beaded on Sun Ye's forehead. He had noticed something was wrong with the Boundary-Devouring Beast. If he and Tang Xiaoyue retreated now, they would likely be unharmed, but it was uncertain how much devastation such a star beast would cause if it charged into the Clear Wind World. Thus, he was unwilling to give up easily unless absolutely forced to.

He conjured a massive hammer-head spirit treasure, holding it high with both hands, and brought it down on the Boundary-Devouring Beast with the force of a collapsing mountain. Spiritual power surged wildly into the artifact.

The cultivators of the Clear Wind World witnessed a spectacle they would never forget: the hammer head suddenly grew to the size of a mountain, gleaming with dazzling light, and smashed downwards with tremendous force.

Just as the hammer seemed about to succeed, Tang Xiaoyue coughed up a mouthful of blood. The handkerchief-like spirit treasure clinging to the Boundary-Devouring Beast completely lost its light, turning into dust and vanishing.

The unbound Boundary-Devouring Beast merely flicked its tail, heavily striking the massive hammer's ethereal form.

As the giant hammer dissipated, Sun Ye was sent flying backward, countless bones in his body seemingly broken!

The Boundary-Devouring Beast had clearly lost all reason. Its flattened body pursued the retreating Sun Ye, its enormous mouth on its underside opening and closing menacingly. Countless Clear Wind World cultivators watched the scene in terror, barely daring to look.

Tang Xiaoyue cried out in alarm, "Senior Brother Sun!"

Sun Ye felt a chill run through him. Facing imminent disaster, he wanted to dodge, but the previous strike had left his body paralyzed, and his spiritual energy was completely scattered. How could he possibly move?

Just as he thought he was doomed this time, the corner of his eye caught a glimpse of a streak of light rapidly approaching from below, moving at a speed beyond his imagination.

He couldn't make out what it was, only that the streak of light zipped past the furiously attacking Boundary-Devouring Beast, and they passed each other.

Faintly, a flash of saber light appeared and vanished!

The next instant, Sun Ye's eyes widened, as did the eyes of all the cultivators in Clear Wind World who were watching.

The fiercely formidable Boundary-Devouring Beast inexplicably split into two halves. The cut was perfectly clean, blood splattered across the sky, and its life force was instantly extinguished.

An entire world fell into silence at that moment.

Beside the abyss, Zhu Yue's heart was pounding. Her gaze intently followed the streak of light that had just shot past her, until it came to a halt.

No one else knew what that streak of light was, but she knew it was a mighty cultivator of unknown origin passing through this world!

But... how could he be so powerful?

Both were mighty cultivators. The two mighty cultivators from the Azure Dawn Dao World, even working together, were almost defeated and nearly killed by the ray-like creature. Yet, this mighty cultivator who had saved her, with just a seemingly effortless strike, had slain the ray-like creature!

She hadn't even fully seen how he did it.

Glancing at the panting and visibly shaken Sun Ye, Lu Ye thought to himself that he hadn't arrived too late. He had seen Sun Ye's precarious situation earlier and quickly used his "Vertical Traverse" technique to provide timely assistance; otherwise, he might genuinely have been too late.

At that moment, both Sun Ye and Tang Xiaoyue, who was on the other side, were looking at Lu Ye with a mix of surprise, shock, and immense gratitude.

They were surprised that there was another Star Constellation cultivator in the Clear Wind World besides themselves. Where did this person come from? He looked unfamiliar, not like a cultivator from the Azure Dawn Dao World.

They were shocked that, despite being fellow Star Constellations, this person's power was terrifying!

Their gratitude was for nothing else but the life-saving act, and Lu Ye also didn't seem to bear any ill will.

As the thought crossed his mind, Sun Ye quickly cupped his hands and bowed, "Thank you, Dao Brother, for saving our lives."

Lu Ye nodded. "It was nothing!" He could tell that the two of them could have completely ignored the Boundary-Devouring Beast, yet they desperately tried to stop it. Evidently, they didn't want the beast to rush into the world and cause casualties among its inhabitants. Ultimately, the Boundary-Devouring Beast's fury was due to his actions.

He then asked, "Was there only one?"

According to the records in the Breath Abyss Pavilion, Boundary-Devouring Beasts always come in pairs to collect their offspring, so it made no sense for only one to appear here.

Sun Ye quickly replied, "The other one was lured away by Senior Brother Zhou. Senior Brother Zhou might not be able to defeat it. Please, Dao Brother, lend your assistance!"

Lu Ye understood instantly and, with a flash, soared towards the sky.

After he departed, Tang Xiaoyue slowly flew closer to reunite with Sun Ye. They exchanged glances, seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

"Such power, he must be from Jade Snail World without a doubt. Jade Snail World's profound foundation is truly incomparable to our Azure Dawn Dao World," Sun Ye sighed, a hint of dejection in his voice.

"But I wonder what he's doing here," Tang Xiaoyue said, a worried expression on her face. Logically, this was a subordinate world of the Azure Dawn Dao World, not of high caliber, and held little attraction for Star Constellation cultivators. The appearance of a Star Constellation from Jade Snail World here naturally led to speculation.

If Jade Snail World had intentions for this world, the Azure Dawn Dao World certainly lacked the confidence to contend with them.

Meanwhile, Lu Ye sped into the immediate airspace of the Clear Wind World. He immediately saw a person battling an even larger Boundary-Devouring Beast. However, it appeared that the person was somewhat outmatched. Although this Boundary-Devouring Beast hadn't reached the Moon Glimmer realm, it was undoubtedly larger and stronger than the one he had just killed.

The person was a middle-aged man, a late-stage Star Constellation cultivator, likely the Senior Brother Zhou they mentioned.