Chapter 1866: Fox Tribe Enchantress

Lionheart was gravely wounded, and having previously sacrificed his demon core for a desperate fight, he must be severely weakened now. This was a good opportunity to eliminate him completely.

With the aid of the Mountain-Shattering Saber, Lu Ye could vaguely sense faint traces of fangs' power in one direction, which was undoubtedly where Lionheart was.

Empowered by the burst of his precious blood, his Blood Escape technique was pushed almost to its limit, and Lu Ye transformed into a streak of rainbow light!

As time passed, the sensation of fangs' power became clearer, undoubtedly indicating that their distance was gradually closing. However, Lu Ye couldn't help but frown.

According to his perception, Lionheart was currently fleeing towards Myriad Manifestations Island.

After a brief consideration, Lu Ye understood Lionheart's intentions.

Indeed, with Purple Radiance breached and countless demon cultivators dead or wounded, Lionheart was the only Moon-level cultivator barely clinging to life. If he wanted to survive, he had no choice but to find a place to recuperate.

Myriad Manifestations Island was undoubtedly his best and only option.

Realizing this, Lu Ye immediately took out a star map of the Myriad Manifestations Sea. He verified his current location, then estimated Lionheart's, and comparing their respective speeds, his frown deepened even further.

Because, according to his calculations, if he continued the pursuit this way, he might fail at the last moment. Lionheart was clearly much closer to Myriad Manifestations Island, so even if his current speed was inferior, he would still enter the island ahead of Lu Ye.

And once Lionheart entered Myriad Manifestations Island, Lu Ye wouldn't be able to succeed. He couldn't just barge into the island to kill someone; that would be courting death!

After a brief thought, Lu Ye changed his original plan. He immediately altered his direction and flew directly towards Myriad Manifestations Island. Since time was short, he decided to intercept Lionheart before he reached the island!

At this very moment, inside a temporary palace on Myriad Manifestations Island, an old man was seated. In front of him, a woman with a captivating figure and exceptionally alluring appearance knelt, softly sobbing. Her pitiable expression would move anyone to pity.

Not far from the old man's side, Yuan Cheng stood respectfully, with his eyes downcast.

To be in such a place and treated with such reverence by Yuan Cheng undoubtedly revealed the old man's identity: Yuan Du, one of the five Sun-level guardians of the Myriad Manifestations Sea.

In the quiet environment, only the faint sobbing of the alluring woman could be heard.

Yuan Cheng dared not speak, merely checking his communication talisman from time to time to receive information from outside.

"How are things?" Yuan Du suddenly asked.

Yuan Cheng then replied, "Ancestor, Purple Radiance has been breached. Lionheart ordered the Purple Radiance demon cultivators to flee, sacrificing his demon core for a desperate strike, and then using a spirit talisman to escape."

"What trash!" Yuan Du snorted coldly. From his perspective, he couldn't understand how Purple Radiance could be so utterly useless.

In his original plan, Purple Radiance only needed to lure Lu Ye to the island and kill him, after which they could quickly dispatch troops to occupy Three Realms Island.

Even if Lu Ye wasn't killed, with such a pretext, Purple Radiance could still send troops.

But once the conflict started, the war's development was completely different from what was originally expected. Purple Radiance suffered continuous heavy losses, while Three Realms Island remained peaceful and undisturbed, completely unaffected by the conflict.

As a result, Purple Radiance didn't attack Three Realms Island. Instead, cultivators from Three Realms Island descended like divine soldiers and invaded Purple Radiance, and now even Lionheart had begun to flee.

"Is that Lu Ye truly so powerful?" Yuan Du asked, looking at Yuan Cheng.

Yuan Cheng couldn't help but recall a scene from a previous banquet. At that time, Lu Ye had charged directly towards his position, and he had almost thought he was doomed. Fortunately, at the critical moment, Lu Ye changed his target and killed Junior Brother Hu.

Only afterwards did he learn that it was merely a clone of Lu Ye.

"From all the intelligence gathered so far," Yuan Cheng replied cautiously, "he indeed has the qualifications to be the strongest below the Sun-level. Even a Moon-level cultivator as strong as Lionheart was forced to flee in panic. In this vast starry sky, which other Moon-level cultivator could be his opponent?"

"Wuwuwu..." The soft sobbing suddenly grew much louder. The alluring woman, who had been prostrate before Yuan Du, had tears streaming down her face as she looked up piteously at him. "My poor clansman died so miserably, and so many of our people in this realm have been killed. Husband, you must avenge them!"

Old Tang once told Lu Ye that old man Yuan Du had no other hobbies than having many concubines. Among his most favored was a six-tailed demon fox from Purple Radiance Demon Star, who was precisely this woman, Hu Xue.

As members of the six-tailed demon fox clan, she naturally had some connection to Hu Guang. When the news of Hu Guang's demise reached her, she immediately came to Yuan Du, weeping bitterly, which is why Yuan Du summoned Yuan Cheng for questioning.

Hearing Hu Xue cry again now, Yuan Du felt a headache coming on.

Hu Guang was killed by Lu Ye during the conflict between the two islands. Even with immense power, Yuan Du couldn't help Hu Xue get revenge, for if he did, the rules that the Myriad Manifestations Star System had upheld for countless years would inevitably be broken.

Yet he truly doted on this concubine immensely, and it was difficult to openly refuse her, so he could only sigh and say, "Get up and speak."

Hu Xue sobbed, "I won't get up if you don't promise me."

Only Hu Xue dared to speak to Yuan Du like this. Any other less favored concubine attempting such a thing would have been kicked away by Yuan Du long ago.

But how could he agree to this? Yuan Du could only patiently say, "That Lu Ye is certainly going to die, but we need to figure out a good way to do it. This matter still requires long-term deliberation."

Hu Xue was about to say more, but after meeting Yuan Du's gaze, she quickly swallowed her words. She gracefully stood up, and wiping her eyes, she said, "You promised this. When that Lu Ye is killed later, I want to witness his death with my own eyes."

She wasn't foolish; how could someone from the six-tailed demon fox clan be foolish? Although she could be arrogant due to favor, everything had a limit. She knew that no matter how much she cajoled or pressured, Yuan Du would not personally act to kill Lu Ye, but she needed him to make a statement.

"Alright, alright, alright," Yuan Du readily agreed.

Only then did Hu Xue contentedly stand behind Yuan Du, raising her fair hands to gently knead him, appearing extremely submissive.

She was dressed very revealingly, with large expanses of fair skin dazzling to the eye. Yuan Cheng, however, dared not even glance, keeping his head bowed the entire time.

His communication talisman suddenly stirred again. Yuan Cheng quickly checked it and abruptly looked up, saying, "Ancestor, Lionheart sent a message."

"That trash, still has the nerve to send a message!" Yuan Du couldn't help but curse again, then impatiently asked, "What does it say?"

Yuan Cheng said, "He says he's heading towards Myriad Manifestations Island. His injuries are severe, and he needs to recuperate here with you, Ancestor."

Yuan Du snorted coldly, "Sacrificing his demon core, he would indeed be severely weakened and require high-grade pills to recover. Looking across the Myriad Manifestations Sea now, coming here is indeed his best choice."

"Then..." Yuan Cheng hesitantly began.

Yuan Du sighed, "After all, he's from Purple Radiance; it wouldn't be right to ignore him. Go and meet him."

"Yes!" Yuan Cheng responded.

"I will go too," Hu Xue spoke softly. "When I was in Purple Radiance, Senior Brother Lionheart took great care of me, like an elder brother. Now that he is in trouble, I will go see if there's anything I can do to help."

"Go ahead," Yuan Du waved his hand. He naturally wouldn't refuse such a minor request.

Yuan Cheng and Hu Xue then flew out together, Yuan Cheng in front and Hu Xue behind. This wasn't due to Yuan Cheng's lack of manners; it was simply that Hu Xue's attire made it awkward for him to walk behind her. If he had, he wouldn't have known where to look.

Soon, the two exited Myriad Manifestations Island and stopped at a certain spot outside, awaiting Lionheart's arrival.

"How long until he arrives?" Hu Xue asked.

Yuan Cheng said, "I just contacted Fellow Daoist Lionheart. He's very close now; he should be here in about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea."

Hu Xue nodded slightly, standing there with exquisite grace. Many cultivators passing by couldn't help but be drawn to her, but Hu Xue seemed completely oblivious.

Suddenly, a powerful aura rapidly approached from the side. Its speed was simply beyond imagination.

The red light suddenly stopped not far from them, revealing the figure hidden within.

His figure was as straight as a sword, his aura astonishing, his face young, and his expression indifferent.

Yuan Cheng was greatly startled: "Lu Ye!"

How could this fellow appear here? Indeed, among the various messages he had just received, some said Lu Ye was chasing Lionheart, but if he were in hot pursuit, he shouldn't possibly be here. He should be behind Lionheart!

Something was wrong! Yuan Cheng's heart pounded.

"He is Lu Ye?" Beside Yuan Cheng, Hu Xue immediately turned her gaze, her beautiful, star-like eyes filled with fury and killing intent, staring intently.

Just moments ago, she was still begging Yuan Du to kill Lu Ye; she never expected the very person to appear before her eyes in an instant.

Even with her profound composure, she couldn't suppress the killing intent in her heart.

The two spoke one after another, but Lu Ye merely gave them a faint glance before withdrawing his gaze.

Although he didn't recognize Hu Xue, he recognized Yuan Cheng at a glance. After all, they had interacted twice, though neither interaction had left a good impression on Yuan Cheng.

As for Hu Xue... Lu Ye sensed demon qi from her, and since she was exceptionally beautiful and enchanting, he could vaguely infer her identity.

The first thought that popped into his mind was: Why are these two here?

However, he soon had a guess.

Yuan Cheng seemed to be waiting for someone here...

And judging by the direction Yuan Cheng was looking earlier, the person this fellow was waiting for must be Lionheart, who was fleeing to Myriad Manifestations Island!

Lu Ye immediately understood. Lionheart must have messaged Yuan Cheng, which is why Yuan Cheng was specifically waiting here to greet him. In other words, he hadn't arrived too late; Lionheart was approaching this very spot.

This undoubtedly showed that his previous strategy was correct: he should have gone directly to Myriad Manifestations Island to intercept Lionheart!

The Great Island Lord of Purple Radiance would die today!

Just as he was thinking this, a black dot appeared at the edge of his vision, rushing towards them. However, due to its poor condition, its speed was not very fast.

And from the location of the black dot, the sensation of fangs' power was clearly discernible.

Lu Ye's long saber vibrated in his hand, and he flashed forward to meet it.