Chapter 1737: How Did You Do It?

Outside the Jade Snail Realm, Lu Ye and Ma Shangsi had jointly killed many Moonfall cultivators from the Filthy Race, even those at the peak of the Moonfall Realm.

Although Su Yuming was strong, he could not withstand the combined might of the Mountain-Shattering Blade and Ma Shangsi's Blood Incantation Art.

Trapped in the sea of blood, Su Yuming was already at a great disadvantage. Now, facing a coordinated assault from the brutal master and servant, he was completely unable to resist.

After just a brief fight, several deep, bone-exposing wounds appeared on his body. Yet, these wounds showed no signs of healing, as a strange power lingered around them, preventing his strong regenerative abilities from functioning. Moreover, Ma Shangsi ruthlessly activated his Blood Incantation Art, causing blood to gush from Su Yuming's wounds.

Su Yuming knew this was likely a losing battle. At this critical juncture between life and death, he calmed his mind, his eyes filled with grim determination.

Even if he died, he would drag someone down with him!

Lu Ye, with his comparatively lower cultivation, undoubtedly became his target.

As he struggled, he desperately sought an opportunity. To his despair, Lu Ye's movements were erratic and ghost-like, giving him no chance at all.

It had been quite some time since Lu Ye received the inheritance of the Yama-Breath Soaring Art. He had participated in several major battles since then. Although he couldn't claim mastery of the Soaring Art, his proficiency was undoubtedly far superior to his initial awkward attempts.

Coupled with the concealment provided by the sea of blood, it would have been strange if Su Yuming could have accurately tracked his movements.

Yet, he persevered, still searching for one last possible chance.

And then, an opportunity truly presented itself!

In his perception, Lu Ye's aura rapidly drew closer. The moment Lu Ye approached, Su Yuming's flickering flame of life suddenly blazed brilliantly. His vital energy surged wildly, and with a thunderous roar of "Die together!", he swung his spiritual treasure towards Lu Ye.

In this attack, he poured all his remaining strength, leaving himself completely defenseless. Thus, even if Lu Ye couldn't kill him, he would still die at Ma Shangsi's hands.

But if he could take Lu Ye down with him, it would be worth it.

His only concern was that Lu Ye would sense the danger and retreat.

Lu Ye did not retreat. The Mountain-Shattering Blade met the opponent's full-force strike head-on. As their vital energies clashed, Su Yuming's eyes suddenly widened in disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight.

For in that instant of clashing vital energies, he realized he was somewhat outmatched!

How was this possible? He was a late-stage Moonfall cultivator, while Lu Ye was only early-stage. Even at his last gasp, his desperate attack should not have been underestimated. Yet, Lu Ye's foundation... how could it be so strong?

Previously, Lu Ye had only used his Soaring Art to constantly wear down Su Yuming's strength and morale, preventing him from assessing Lu Ye's true foundational power. That assessment only came with this final, head-on confrontation!

Amidst his shock, his vital energy collapsed, and a tremendous force assailed him. Su Yuming stumbled, and his spiritual treasure even flew from his hand.

Immediately after, a great sun exploded, completely engulfing him. The sun resembled a lotus flower, with countless petals spiraling and dancing, each petal an intensely concentrated blade light.

This was the third stance of the Overlord Blade: Lotus Sun!

The explosive impact of that instant was extremely evident, eliciting gasps of surprise from the cultivators observing from outside Baiyue Island. Everyone stared intently at the sea of blood, eager to know the final outcome, as they vaguely sensed the aura of a fallen Moonfall cultivator.

This undoubtedly signaled the end of the battle in that area.

Under the gaze of all, the sea of blood rapidly receded, and then, a shocking scene unfolded.

In front of the dilapidated Formation Base Hall, over a hundred figures stood suspended in the air. Two Moonfall cultivators led them, while the rest formed battle arrays, their killing intent palpable.

In addition, hundreds of mangled corpses, previously enveloped by the sea of blood, rained down as soon as the blood sea vanished.

The entire world fell silent.

Everyone gazed with trembling eyes at the falling remains. Some recognized one of them as Su Yuming, a late-stage Moonfall cultivator from Baiyue Island!

The death of a powerful cultivator like Su Yuming undoubtedly indicated the complete annihilation of Baiyue cultivators in that battle zone!

"How did they do that?" Kang Cheng, standing beside Zhou Chuang, twitched at the corner of his eye.

With such a significant numerical disparity, even with one more Moonfall cultivator on Tri-Territory Island's side, how could they have completely wiped out the enemy without suffering any casualties themselves? Kang Cheng couldn't comprehend it. He knew that if he and Zhou Chuang had led the same number of cultivators from the Four Directions, they would never have achieved such a result. Even if they won, it would likely have been a Pyrrhic victory.

In contrast, the battle fought by Tri-Territory Island had concluded in merely half a cup of tea's time, yielding immense results.

"Senior Brother Su!" From another Formation Base Hall, a mournful cry echoed. It was Jiang Jiao, one of Baiyue Island's defending Moonfall cultivators.

Several Moonfall cultivators from Baiyue Island originated from the same star system, though not from the same realm, a situation similar to that of Tri-Territory Island.

Among the defending Moonfall cultivators, only Jiang Jiao and Su Yuming were from the same realm, sharing the deepest bond. Witnessing Su Yuming's death on the spot, Jiang Jiao was naturally overcome with unparalleled grief and rage.

In fact, he had wanted to go to Su Yuming's aid as soon as he sensed something was wrong.

However, Jiang Jiao had his own mission. He had led hundreds of Constellation cultivators to pin down Luan Xiao'e's unit. Whenever he made a move to assist, Luan Xiao'e's group would feign an attempt to break out of the Formation Base Hall, effectively immobilizing him. In the end, he could only watch helplessly as Su Yuming died in battle.

After his mournful cry, he immediately turned, his eyes bloodshot, glaring at Luan Xiao'e inside the Formation Base Hall. He gritted his teeth and growled, "I will make you all die! I will slaughter every single person from Tri-Territory Island!"

Luan Xiao'e simply stared at him with cold eyes and calmly replied, "We didn't start this conflict. You did. Those who make their own bed must lie in it!"

Jiang Jiao froze for a moment, then grew even more enraged. He roared in fury, frantically channeling his vital energy to attack the hall, causing the Formation Base Hall's defensive array to destabilize.

In front of another Formation Base Hall, Yu Huan also roared, "Break the grand array!"

He was truly anxious, because if they didn't quickly break through the Formation Base Hall's grand array and eliminate the enemies within, Baiyue Island's situation would only worsen.

The battle for the spiritual island was divided into four sub-battlefields: three at the Formation Base Halls, and the fourth naturally being where He Baichuan's unit was engaged.

Currently, Tri-Territory Island had opened a breach in one of the sub-battlefields and achieved a complete victory. However, overall, Tri-Territory Island was still at a disadvantage, as the enemy maintained a significant numerical lead.

It was not easy for He Baichuan's unit to land on the island; they first had to break Baiyue Island's island-protecting grand array.

Meanwhile, the Tri-Territory cultivators led by Luan Xiao'e and Yan Miao were confined within two Formation Base Halls, relying on the halls' arrays for defense, which carried immense risk.

Therefore, Yu Huan was anxious, and Lu Ye's group was equally anxious. Both sides wanted to seize the initiative in the next phase of the conflict.

Tri-Territory Island had won the first step, but if they failed to seize the initiative next, they still couldn't secure victory.

So, after Ma Shangsi retracted the sea of blood, Lu Ye's group had no intention of reinforcing Luan Xiao'e and Yan Miao. Instead, they led over a hundred people directly outwards.

He Baichuan's unit was the key to this battle; they had to break into the island as quickly as possible to increase their side's leverage!

In a battle involving thousands, the role of Moonfall cultivators was undeniably significant. However, to achieve complete victory, numerous Constellation cultivators were also indispensable. Especially now, Constellation cultivators could form battle arrays using the "Same Spirit Connecting" formation disks. A few late-stage Constellation cultivators, once arrayed, could almost be considered Moonfall cultivators.

The "Same Spirit Connecting" formation disks had been circulating for several years, and their price was gradually decreasing. In the Myriad Manifestation Sea, it wasn't the case that every Constellation cultivator possessed one, but at least on Baiyue Island, several Constellation cultivators could share a single disk to form an array.

Nearly all of the Constellation cultivators killed within the sea of blood earlier had been fighting in formation.

For Tri-Territory Island to win, they had to minimize the numerical disparity between their forces and the enemy's. Although this gap could never be completely closed, allowing He Baichuan's unit to break through would at least mitigate some of their disadvantage.

Moreover, the cultivators engaging He Baichuan's unit were the easiest to kill because they were responsible for maintaining the counter-attack formations and were therefore highly dispersed.

Conversely, if Lu Ye and Ma Shangsi were to lead their people to reinforce Luan Xiao'e or Yan Miao, it would not have a decisive impact on the overall battle.

The moment Lu Ye and his group moved, Yu Huan panicked. Gritting his teeth, he roared, "How dare you!"

But why would Lu Ye pay him any mind? He led the charge directly towards the outer perimeter of Baiyue Island.

Yu Huan was at a loss, momentarily unsure whether to continue attacking Yan Miao's unit here or to intercept Lu Ye and Ma Shangsi.

In that single moment of hesitation, Lu Ye had already reached a counter-attacking grand array. Twenty Constellation cultivators were gathered here, with some responsible for channeling spiritual energy into the array, others for activating its power, and still others for managing the spiritual treasures within the array's core to fend off enemies. Each performed their duty, maintaining perfect order.

When Lu Ye suddenly attacked, these cultivators didn't even react, still preoccupied with engaging He Baichuan's unit outside the island.

By the time they realized something was wrong, it was already too late.

Lu Ye moved like a whirlwind, sweeping over the grand array. As his blade light flashed, screams erupted, and blood splattered.

He didn't pause at all, continuing his direct advance, leaving a trail of devastation.

Of the twenty Constellation cultivators, more than half died instantly, as if they were mere vegetables being chopped. The remaining few, though alive, were all wounded.

The few Constellation cultivators who miraculously survived stood up in a daze, only to be met by Ma Shangsi and over a hundred Tri-Territory Constellation cultivators, who followed closely behind Lu Ye.

With one sweeping pass and another following, under two rounds of attacks, none of the twenty Constellation cultivators here remained alive, and even their counter-attacking grand array was destroyed.

Ahead, Lu Ye was like an arrow loosed from a bowstring, leaving a trail of carnage wherever he went, utterly astonishing the observing cultivators.

Even from hundreds of miles away, the cultivators could still sense that Lu Ye was merely an early-stage Moonfall cultivator.

But they had never witnessed such a ferocious early-stage Moonfall cultivator before!