Chapter 1672: Domain Fragmentation

Lu Ye was somewhat confident he could escape the Divine Wind Star Pirates. When he was only at the early-stage Constellation cultivation, he had been chased by Tang Jun, a mid-stage Moon Worshipper, and managed to evade him for a long time using his Void Spirit Patterns. While this was partly due to Tang Jun's weaker foundation, Lu Ye inherently had a significant advantage in escaping.

He previously relied only on his Talent Tree avatar and Void Spirit Patterns. Now, with the addition of three drops of treasured blood avatars, his chances of escape were even greater.

Moreover, his current cultivation was significantly stronger than before, making it much harder for the enemy to capture him.

The critical factor was the massive formation.

Before their attack, the Divine Wind Star Pirates had deployed a grand formation to conceal a vast section of the starry sky. Their actions were illicit, and destroying a realm would cause significant disturbance. Given that this area was also on the outer fringes of the Void Galaxy, they naturally needed to conceal their activities beforehand.

The formation master's skill far surpassed Lu Ye's; otherwise, he wouldn't have only detected it when he was already so close. That grand formation wasn't just for concealment; it undoubtedly had powerful restraining capabilities. There would be no escape without breaking through it!

With his and the three races' combined strength within the Flower Realm, it was utterly impossible to break through that grand formation. He had no choice but to use the red talisman.

Su Yuqing had given him two red talismans for protection years ago. He had used one when dealing with Qin Yuandai, the old woman from Qingli Dao Realm, and had been continuously nurturing the remaining one within his body.

When he killed Qin Yuandai back then, he was only at the early-stage Constellation, and the red talisman hadn't been nurtured in his body for long. Yet, it still left Qin Yuandai powerless to resist, destroying her with a single blow.

Now that he was at the late-stage Constellation and the red talisman had been nurtured within him for several more years, its power was naturally far greater than before. While activating such a red talisman with his current cultivation offered little hope against a Sun Worshipper, he might be able to destroy a late-stage Moon Worshipper directly if he was lucky.

Moreover, after cultivating his physique to its peak and producing treasured blood, Lu Ye discovered something that pleasantly surprised him: nurturing the red talisman with this treasured blood was far more effective than conventional methods. This was to be expected, as the Pygmy race's talismans were originally meant to be nurtured using a cultivator's essence blood. Previously, Lu Ye's essence blood, while decent, was still at the Constellation level. However, the essence blood within his treasured blood already showed signs of surpassing the Constellation level, naturally leading to outstanding results when used to nurture the red talisman.

Unfortunately, too little time had passed. If Lu Ye could have nurtured it for another ten or twenty years, this red talisman would undoubtedly pose a significant threat to a Sun Worshipper.

While the red talisman was precious, using it to secure a slim chance of survival and obtain a Realm King Flower would undeniably be a profitable trade. Thus, Lu Ye felt no regret; external aids like talismans were precisely meant for such critical moments.

With all preparations made, as for how the situation would unfold, he could only do his best and leave the rest to fate.

Seeing Mu He and Black Umbrella about to make their plea, Lu Ye smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, both of you. I have my own arrangements. If all goes well, we might be able to escape this calamity."

Black Umbrella and Mu He said no more, but secretly prepared for a desperate struggle. It wasn't a lack of trust in Lu Ye, but simply that the power disparity between their side and the enemy was too immense.

Inside the Flower Realm, the outside situation could be observed. As the Flower Clan's patriarch, Hua Qianying had many advantages within the realm. Otherwise, they wouldn't have spotted Lu Ye earlier and actively brought him in.

At this very moment, the void before them reflected the outside situation like a mirror. The Divine Wind Star Pirates' offensive clearly intensified significantly, likely because Lu Ye's sudden entry had agitated them. Under the white-haired elder's command, the pirates' attacks grew increasingly fierce, with several Tiger Shark warships continuously launching assaults. Even the Flame race Moon Worshipper had joined the attack.

Only the white-haired elder stood with his hands behind his back on the starship, staring grimly at the realm below. He didn't know why Lu Ye had been brought into the Flower Realm, but by all appearances, this wasn't a good sign. However, a mere late-stage Constellation cultivator was not worth his attention. As long as he could destroy this realm, the Realm King Flower would be his.

When Lu Ye entered, the Flower Realm was still peaceful and unharmed. But as time passed, the entire Flower Realm began to tremble, a sign that the outer realm was suffering increasingly severe damage. The beings of the three races—Flower, Wood Spirit, and Spore—all grew tense, knowing that the moment of truth, which would decide their lives or deaths, was fast approaching.

Mu He and Black Umbrella exchanged glances, seeing determination in each other's eyes. Although Lu Ye had stated he had his own plans, the undeniable power disparity led them to decide they would charge out the moment the realm shattered and the Realm King Flower appeared. Their goal wasn't to kill enemies, but merely to create a slim chance of escape for Lu Ye. If he could truly escape successfully because of their sacrifice, they would die content.

Suddenly, the Flower Realm trembled with unprecedented intensity, causing the beings of the three races to stumble and gasp in alarm.

"The realm is about to shatter!" Hua Qianying exclaimed, her face pale with tension.

Mu He and Black Umbrella took a step forward, just as they were about to charge out of the Flower Realm, when they suddenly froze and looked toward Lu Ye in unison, utterly shocked. Because at that very moment, an extremely terrifying aura erupted from Lu Ye. As they looked, they saw him completely enveloped in a dazzling red light.

"This is..." Mu He's pupils constricted.

"A red talisman!" Black Umbrella exclaimed, recognizing the essence of the red light. A late-stage Constellation cultivator couldn't possibly unleash such power; the only explanation was the might of a red talisman. Furthermore, judging by the terrifying power fluctuations, this was no ordinary red talisman; it was definitely from the Pygmy race. An ordinary red talisman, activated by a late-stage Constellation cultivator, wouldn't cause such a huge commotion. Although they weren't particularly well-informed, they had still heard of the renowned red talismans of the Pygmy race.

So that was it! Mu He and Black Umbrella suddenly understood. They had previously been unsure of Lu Ye's confidence, but now realized it stemmed from the red talisman he possessed. If that was the case, there truly was hope of escaping this place.

Lu Ye's aura grew increasingly wild. Enveloped in red light, even his eyes and black hair turned blood-red, making him a terrifying sight. Spiritual power surged around him, pouring frantically into the red talisman within his body. Lu Ye felt the talisman's aura growing increasingly dangerous and terrifying, as if it could explode at any moment. He tried his best to suppress the talisman's eruption while continuously channeling spiritual power into it, sensing that such a powerful burst would only allow for a single strike.

This red talisman's effect was somewhat different from the one he had activated previously... Even though it was also crafted by Su Yuqing, her refinement of red talismans depended on luck, so it was impossible for every one to have the exact same effect.

Crack...

The sound of something shattering echoed, and the Flower Realm's turmoil instantly reached its peak. All living beings couldn't help but feel as if the world had turned upside down. The realm had shattered!

At this very moment, Lu Ye felt the projection of the Realm King Flower, rooted in the stamen of the Seven-Colored Divine Lotus within his spiritual sea, inexplicably establish a connection with something profound. Since acquiring this projection, Lu Ye hadn't noticed anything unusual, but now it finally reacted. Acquiring the projection was both a simulation and a form of positioning. When the Realm King Flower appeared, with this positioning and Hua Qianying's assistance, Lu Ye could easily collect it.

"Fellow Daoist, be careful!" Hua Qianying's voice rang out as she fully assisted Lu Ye in collecting the Realm King Flower, relying on her identity as the Flower Clan patriarch and the first living being born from the Flower Realm. As her voice rang out, the entire world began to blur, seemingly collapsing and surging into Lu Ye's spiritual sea.

At this moment, inside the concealing grand formation, on the multi-deck starship, the white-haired elder stepped forward with an excited expression and darted towards the newly shattered realm. As the realm shattered, a huge, pure white flower suddenly appeared in his vision.

The Realm King Flower! Indeed, the information he received was correct: this realm truly contained a Realm King Flower. This was a treasure coveted by all major realms in the starry sky. As long as he succeeded this time, he could completely abandon his pirate identity in the future, and the benefits he would gain would be beyond his wildest dreams for this life, and even the next.

His heart pounded with excitement, and his withered old hands trembled. As he darted forward, he roared, "Get out of my way, all of you!" He wanted to personally collect this Realm King Flower. The star pirates naturally dared not disobey him. Hearing his command, they quickly retreated, staring with fervent eyes at the suddenly appearing giant flower. However, they also knew that within the entire star pirate group, only the white-haired elder was capable of collecting this Realm King Flower; not even the Flame race Moon Worshipper could.

Rushing to a spot not far from the Realm King Flower, the white-haired elder's gaze was dazed as he looked at it as if it were the most precious treasure in the world. Just as he was about to activate his soul power to collect it, the elder suddenly frowned, noticing a speck of red light that had abruptly appeared within the pure white Realm King Flower. Before he could even react to what was happening, the red light suddenly expanded, instantly dyeing the entire Realm King Flower blood-red.

The next instant, the huge Realm King Flower suddenly vanished, and a figure enveloped in red light abruptly appeared in his vision. This sudden turn of events not only stunned the star pirate cultivators watching, but also left the elder, who was so close, utterly bewildered. He couldn't fully comprehend what had just happened. But as immense fear descended upon him, even if he didn't know exactly what had happened, he knew something was terribly wrong.

Enveloped in red light, Lu Ye abruptly opened his eyes, which had transformed into two blood-red moons, and his Panshan Saber burst from its sheath! Empowered by the terrifying might of the red talisman, he felt that he could destroy anything before him with a single strike! According to his original plan, what he needed to do now was quickly pinpoint the white-haired elder's location and cut him down with a single blow! As long as he killed this strongest white-haired elder, the remaining threats would be negligible.

He had initially worried about not finding the elder or that he would be too far away. Who would have thought that after collecting the Realm King Flower and revealing himself, he would see the elder standing not far from him?

This truly was... quite a coincidence!