Chapter 1598: Beating Him Up

As things stand, escape is the only option!

Escape to Wuding. While the outcome of the battle here remains undecided, he could warn Jiang Shang in advance. If Jiang Shang acted quickly enough to contact the Sun-Illuminated cultivators from the other three star systems and assemble another army, they might be able to contend with the Blood and Insect tribes here.

Lu Ye flashed and charged towards the battleship's location again. With the Sea of Blood swirling around him, even his somewhat suspicious movements didn't draw much attention from the Blood tribe. Instead, he took advantage of the chaos to kill many Blood and Insect tribesmen.

On his way back, he brought more Human cultivators with him. Once on board the battleship, he explained his plan to Luan Xiao'e. Luan Xiao'e knew this was the only way and immediately agreed with Lu Ye's idea.

The battleship immediately set off, breaking through the encirclement. On board, all the cultivators stood ready, their expressions grim.

No one knew if this breakthrough would succeed, but with things as they were, they had no choice but to fight with all their might.

When the battleship was originally stationed there, it had already attracted the attention of many Blood tribe powerhouses. However, with Luan Xiao'e, a late-stage Moon-Illuminated cultivator, and Lan Qiyue secretly assisting, the Blood tribe had been unable to capture the battleship.

Once Lu Ye brought more people back, their self-preservation capabilities greatly increased, leaving the Blood tribe with even fewer effective strategies.

If the battleship remained stationary, the Blood tribe wouldn't be too concerned. If they couldn't take the battleship, they could simply kill other people. They could deal with this 'thorn' later, once the overall situation of the battle was settled.

But when the battleship started moving, showing clear signs of breaking through the encirclement, the Blood tribe could no longer tolerate it.

From all directions within the Sea of Blood, a large number of Blood tribesmen immediately gathered around, many of whom were Moon-Illuminated cultivators. Their figures darted like ghosts through the Sea of Blood as numerous attacks were launched from all sides.

The battleship's defensive array had been activated. Originally, this type of array possessed considerable power, but the Blood tribe's Sea of Blood was inherently highly corrosive, making it the natural bane of such defensive arrays.

Thus, the battleship traveled through the Sea of Blood for only a short while before its defensive array was eroded and shattered.

Without the defensive array, the cultivators could only face the Blood tribe's assaults directly.

In this kind of battlefield, spell cultivators could exert limited power because casting spells within the Sea of Blood would inevitably encounter significant resistance, greatly reducing their potency. In contrast, the Blood tribe's bloodline secret arts were not weakened within the Sea of Blood.

Therefore, engaging in close-quarters combat was the best option for killing enemies in the Sea of Blood. However, in such an environment, who would dare to leave the battleship and plunge into the Sea of Blood to fight the enemy?

All they could do was try to group together for defense. In this regard, the cultivators from Kyushu had a distinct advantage, as most of their battle formations were primarily defensive.

Lu Ye stood on the battleship, his brows tightly furrowed.

In the current situation, he felt somewhat helpless. Previously, when he roamed freely, he could activate his Sea of Blood Art, disguising himself as a Blood tribe member and killing indiscriminately. This was because he would kill and then move on, never staying in one place, so even if his movements were suspicious, the Blood tribe paid him no mind.

But now that he was on the battleship, doing the same thing would quickly expose him.

However, not doing so also seemed unfeasible. In his perception, there were seven or eight Moon-Illuminated Insect tribe members currently assaulting the battleship. Although their own Moon-Illuminated cultivators were not few in number, they could only defend passively, and sooner or later, a lapse would occur. Once a lapse occurred, while the Moon-Illuminated might not be in mortal danger, the Constellation cultivators would suffer greatly.

Realizing this, Lu Ye quickly sent a telepathic message in all directions, telling their Moon-Illuminated cultivators to prepare.

Then he secretly expanded his own Sea of Blood, merging it with the surrounding seas of blood.

The Blood tribe's Seas of Blood could merge with one another, increasing their collective size and enhancing the Blood tribe's overall power. This was also why the entire battlefield was enveloped in a vast Sea of Blood, as this particular Sea of Blood was originally formed by countless Blood tribesmen activating their secret bloodline arts and merging them.

When the seas of blood merged, Lu Ye carefully observed and waited patiently.

Until a certain moment, he suddenly activated his inherent Sacredness and uttered a low cry: “Now!”

Almost simultaneously with his shout, Luan Xiao'e and the others, who had already prepared in secret, simultaneously activated their powers. Their gazes swept towards different directions.

Previously, the Blood tribe's Moon-Illuminated cultivators had moved like phantoms within the Sea of Blood, making it impossible to pinpoint their exact locations. Even if they wanted to counterattack, they were powerless. But now, as their gazes fell upon them, they seemed to genuinely see the figures of those Blood tribe Moon-Illuminated cultivators.

Not only that, but they were surprised to find that every single one of these Blood tribe Moon-Illuminated cultivators was stiff, their faces filled with terror, as if they had encountered something utterly dreadful.

In the next instant, the Human Moon-Illuminated cultivators on the battleship moved, each charging out in a different direction to attack.

Powerful life forces withered one after another in that moment. In an instant, every single Blood tribe Moon-Illuminated cultivator around the battleship was utterly annihilated!

Even the Constellation cultivators were easily slain by the Human Moon-Illuminated cultivators in passing.

The area around the battleship was suddenly cleared.

When Luan Xiao'e and the others returned to the battleship, they all looked at Lu Ye with bewildered and uncertain gazes. No one understood what profound method he had employed because when they attacked their chosen opponents, those opponents had no power to resist whatsoever, as if they were newborn chicks easily crushed.

Such a miraculous method was simply unheard of.

A Moon-Illuminated cultivator from the Great Luo Star System spoke up excitedly: “Fellow Daoist Lu, if you possess such a method...”

Lu Ye knew what he wanted to say. Before he could speak, Lu Ye shook his head and said, “I cannot intervene in the Sun-Illuminated battlefield!”

The Great Luo Moon-Illuminated cultivator's face immediately fell.

If he couldn't intervene in the Sun-Illuminated battlefield, Lu Ye's methods, however potent, would be useless there. While they could indeed be invincible on this battlefield with Lu Ye's help, what would be the point if the issues at the Sun-Illuminated level remained unresolved?

Once the battle at the Sun-Illuminated level was decided, their inevitable fate would be annihilation. Therefore, they still had to escape quickly!

As they were speaking, Lu Ye's expression suddenly changed, and he turned his head to look in a certain direction.

From that direction, an incredibly powerful divine sense spread out, utterly domineering.

“A Sun-Illuminated!” Luan Xiao'e's face turned pale. The other Moon-Illuminated cultivators also looked grim.

Lu Ye knew his worst fear had come true. The Blood tribe had not sent just three Sun-Illuminated cultivators this time, but four!

Three of them had immediately attacked Ning Bu'ao, Li Guan, Luo Xie, and the others. The fourth had not appeared until now!

The main reason was that Lu Ye and the others' recent actions had caused too severe losses for the Blood tribe. They had wiped out seven or eight Blood tribe Moon-Illuminated cultivators and many Constellation cultivators in one go. Such an anomaly immediately drew the attention of the hidden Sun-Illuminated cultivator.

Along with the spreading divine sense came the terrifying pressure of a Sun-Illuminated. From deep within the Sea of Blood, that pressure rapidly approached.

Luan Xiao'e and the others looked desolate. They had initially thought that with the battleship's current power and Lu Ye's mysterious methods, escape wouldn't be a major problem. But now it seemed they had been too wishful. With a Sun-Illuminated cultivator personally present, everyone on this battleship was likely doomed!

Lu Ye instantly appeared beside Yaya, who was riding on Amber. He looked at her seriously and said, “Yaya, someone is coming to kill Daddy!”

Yaya was busy playing with Amber, completely unconcerned by the gravity of the situation. But when Lu Ye spoke, she suddenly sat upright, her eyes widening considerably. She fixed her gaze on the direction from which the Blood tribe Sun-Illuminated was approaching, her small face filled with anger!

Lu Ye lifted her off Amber and held her. Gazing in the same direction as her, he transmitted, “Wait for my signal, then you attack!”

Yaya nodded seriously: “I'll listen to Daddy!”

Lu Ye felt a pang of shame. Although he had always considered Yaya their last resort, he truly hadn't expected to actually need to use her.

Though Yaya was a Sun-Illuminated cultivator, she still looked like a child, and her usual demeanor truly reflected a child's temperament.

Having Yaya help him overcome this predicament always filled Lu Ye with a sense of guilt. He felt like an irresponsible parent, making his child step forward to handle what he couldn't manage.

The Blood tribe Sun-Illuminated approached incredibly fast. He clearly had no significant defenses against this side. After all, with his Sun-Illuminated cultivation, he perceived Luan Xiao'e as the strongest here, so there was no need for concern.

He merely wanted to understand what had happened in that instant that had led to such devastating casualties among his tribesmen.

In an instant, a figure descended in front of the battleship, blocking its path.

Even with the Sea of Blood obscuring the view, at such a close distance, everyone could clearly see the Blood tribe member's appearance. He was not significantly different from most Blood tribe members: his skin was blood-red, his build tall, and his ears pointed.

However, his expression was utterly grim.

Seeing him approach so closely, Lu Ye inwardly cheered. He had genuinely been afraid the other party wouldn't come close because although his Sea of Blood could expand greatly, it ultimately had limits. The suppression from his Sacredness could only take effect within the range covered by his own Sea of Blood, and he couldn't exert suppression outside that range.

If this Sun-Illuminated cultivator had unleashed Blood tribe secret arts from a distance, Lu Ye would have been powerless.

But since the opponent had approached, relying on their own power, Lu Ye no longer needed to be polite.

“Yaya...” Lu Ye transmitted while raising a hand and giving Yaya a gentle push from behind: “Hit him!”

When the Blood tribe Sun-Illuminated descended, he was still observing Lu Ye and the others. He saw Lu Ye actually push a child forward. Just as he was bewildered, Yaya, like an arrow released from a bowstring, darted in front of him, and a small fist slammed towards his head.

The Blood tribe Sun-Illuminated frowned, not understanding the situation. But in the next instant, his expression changed dramatically, because Yaya, who had appeared utterly unremarkable, just a child, suddenly erupted with the fierce aura of a Sun-Illuminated cultivator as she threw her punch!

He instinctively raised his hands to block. But in that very instant, a terrifying suppression descended from above. In a flash, the Blood tribe Sun-Illuminated felt his spiritual energy circulation greatly hindered, and his entire body's vitality and blood flow were severely impacted.

The Sun-Illuminated's aura suddenly dropped significantly. With a startled cry, he hastily retreated.

Blood splattered, mixed with severed limbs and shattered flesh. Yaya's punch had utterly shattered his hands.