Chapter 1906: Fierce

Hearing the elder still speaking stubbornly, the cultivator who had just exchanged the storage ring cursed at him, "Old man, stop embarrassing yourself! That storage ring is too ancient; it can no longer be unsealed. Even a slight surge of spiritual power could make it explode! I truly believed your nonsense and chose this cursed item!"

He had undoubtedly chosen that storage ring because he secretly overheard the elder's persuasion to Lu Ye. He never expected to lose everything. While thirteen thousand Asura Seals wasn't a large sum, it wasn't something to be casually wasted either.

The elder snorted, "I didn't make you choose it. You snatched it yourself, so who's to blame?"

The two immediately began to argue.

Lu Ye ignored them, stepped aside, and casually picked up a storage ring from one of the pillars. After a brief inspection, his face filled with astonishment.

He discovered that this storage ring had no restriction lock.

No restriction lock meant there was no need to unseal it; the contents inside could be freely retrieved.

Upon closer inspection, the ring indeed contained a considerable amount of items. Spirit jades and spirit crystals alone occupied a large section, roughly estimated to be worth at least ten to twenty million.

There were also several artifacts of good quality.

He didn't take them out for a detailed look, as this was not the place for thorough inspection. However, Lu Ye roughly estimated the value of the contents in this storage ring to be around thirty million spirit jades.

Exchanging thirteen thousand Asura Seals for thirty million spirit jades was undoubtedly a massive profit!

Was the Fate Die truly useful?

However, he soon realized something: as he exchanged for this storage ring, that strong sense of confidence vanished without a trace. This undoubtedly indicated that the Fate Die's mystical luck blessing upon him had been depleted with the exchange of that ring.

After a moment of thought, he flickered away from the area and found an isolated corner. He then took out the Fate Die and tossed it in front of him.

Although his previous attempt had largely confirmed the Fate Die's usefulness, he needed to try a few more times to get an accurate answer.

As he watched, the die rolled a few times. As before, a dim light swirled around the upward-facing side, and a large character quickly formed.

Lu Ye's eyes twitched.

It was indeed the character for "Fierce"!

Having just experienced "Auspicious," it suddenly turned "Fierce"—the reversal of luck was a bit extreme.

The "Fierce" character transformed into a beam of light and shot towards him. Lu Ye was prepared and tried to dodge, but it was impossible. The light, as if sentient, curved and accurately struck his forehead.

Lu Ye felt as if he had been struck by lightning, standing frozen, his expression flickering between uncertainty and apprehension.

In that instant, he suddenly felt a profound unease, as if something very bad was about to descend upon him.

Just then, a figure rushed towards him from not far away. Judging by the fierce and surging spiritual power emanating from the person, it was a late-stage Moon Gazer cultivator.

However, at this moment, the cultivator's expression was very panicked; he seemed to have encountered something terrifying.

Spotting Lu Ye standing there, he charged straight at him, reaching out to grab him.

Lu Ye frowned, completely surprised by such misfortune. In the Asura Realm, fighting was forbidden regardless of where cultivators were. This was why there was such a grand gathering of cultivators from all over the starfield, encompassing the Star Gazer, Moon Gazer, and Sun Gazer realms.

This was a rule of the Asura Arena, and any cultivator with a shred of sanity would not violate it.

Lu Ye's first thought was that this person must have gone mad, daring to attack him here. But he quickly dismissed his own guess, because judging by the other party's expression, full of panic and terror, he was not insane.

He raised his hand and gripped the hilt of his Panshuan Blade!

However, before he could draw his blade, a mystical light descended from the sky, enveloping the cultivator.

The charging cultivator's body suddenly stiffened, as if under a paralysis spell, the terror on his face almost palpable.

A horrifying scene unfolded: enveloped by the mystical light, the cultivator melted away rapidly, like a burning candle. His clothes and storage ring dissolved along with him.

In a mere three seconds, a living late-stage Moon Gazer mysteriously vanished before Lu Ye's eyes, leaving not a single trace.

Lu Ye remained in his blade-gripping posture, looking down, and saw that a piece of his robe was missing—undoubtedly from being grazed by that mystical light.

He blinked, quickly bent down, picked up the Fate Die from the ground, and with a thought, returned to his cave dwelling!

Indeed, it was very "fierce"! There was no need for further verification. It was not suitable to continue wandering outside at a time like this; it was safer to hide in his cave dwelling.

However, he also realized something at this point: that cultivator had undoubtedly violated some rule and was mercilessly erased by the Asura Arena. Perhaps he had signed an Asura Pact and not honored it, or there was some other reason.

But the fact that the opponent inexplicably ran towards him and then inexplicably attacked him probably meant he was unwilling to die alone and wanted to drag someone down with him.

However, none of this concerned Lu Ye. Moreover, he hadn't attacked; he had merely adopted a defensive stance, which did not violate the Asura Arena's rules. Such eradication would naturally not befall him.

Sitting cross-legged, Lu Ye immersed his mind in inspection.

His Talent Tree was burning fiercely, and a large expanse of gray mist rose, incinerating something invisible!

Lu Ye speculated that it was the mysterious power the Fate Die had bestowed upon him.

The first time, the Talent Tree hadn't reacted because the blessing was a good thing for him, so the Talent Tree remained still.

But the second time, the blessing was a "fierce" power, and the Talent Tree reacted.

Last time, the chains formed by the Asura Pact had taken several days to be incinerated by the Talent Tree. Lu Ye estimated that this time it wouldn't be completed very quickly either.

However, relatively speaking, the Asura Pact represented a fraction of a supreme treasure's power, while his Fate Die was merely an auxiliary item of a supreme treasure, undoubtedly much weaker than a true supreme treasure. So, the time it would take should not be longer than last time.

Lu Ye secretly decided that he would absolutely not leave his small dwelling until the Talent Tree had completely burned away the Fate Die's power.

Three days swiftly passed. He Tao sent a message, informing Lu Ye that she had finished her cultivation and returned to the Asura Realm, and he could begin his challenge at any time.

Lu Ye told her to wait a bit longer, as the Fate Die's power had not yet been completely burned away. Entering the arena for battle in such a state, who knew what bad things might happen.

During this period, Yu Yaoyao visited him once more, but Lu Ye even refused to open his door, which made Yu Yaoyao very unhappy. She pouted and grumbled outside for a long time before finally leaving.

Several more days later, Lu Ye confirmed that he was unharmed and that the bad feeling had vanished without a trace. Only then did he message He Tao.

The Fate Die... it should be used less in the future. Although it was an auxiliary item of a supreme treasure, it had too many uncontrollable factors.

What annoyed Lu Ye the most was that this item could not be stored in a storage ring, nor even in the Small Flower Realm. Left with no choice, Lu Ye could only find a string to tie it securely and hang it around his waist as a pendant.

Today was three days before the arena leaderboard settlement. Cultivators aspiring for a ranking had returned to the Asura Realm early, because if they didn't return by now and were challenged, they would automatically forfeit.

Lower-ranked cultivators didn't care much, as a small increase in rank wouldn't significantly change their rewards during settlement. But those at higher ranks would definitely return.

Lu Ye checked his ranking and was astonished to find that he had reached fifth place!

The names of the two cultivators previously ahead of him had disappeared at some point.

This undoubtedly meant that these two had either died or left the Asura Arena.

Lu Ye couldn't help but recall the cultivator he encountered in the treasure vault who was erased by the Asura Arena... that person was a late-stage Moon Gazer.

Could that person have been one of them?

Regardless, it had nothing to do with him. Lu Ye directly issued a challenge to the fourth-ranked individual.

To his surprise, not long after he issued the challenge, his rank immediately rose by one. It appeared that the opponent had not yet returned from their cultivation scenario.

This was a common occurrence, likely due to being delayed by their training. However, if the opponent returned before the settlement deadline, they still had a chance to reclaim their rank.

With no other choice, he could only challenge the third-ranked individual.

Meanwhile, in a certain cave dwelling in the Asura Realm, a Stone Clan member lay on a bed, while another Stone Clan member was channeling power to heal him. Judging by the latter's surging spiritual power, he was clearly a Sun Gazer.

The Stone Clan was not proficient in healing due to their physical constitution. However, the injuries sustained by the Stone Clan member on the bed were extremely peculiar and could not be solved by simple healing arts. They required powerful force to suppress and remove.

The Sun Gazer Stone Clan member was currently suppressing and removing the strangeness from his clansman's wound. He had been there for ten days and was now nearing completion.

Just then, the Stone Clan member on the bed spoke, "Elder, someone has challenged me."

The Sun Gazer Stone Clan member heard this, retracted his spiritual power, and nodded, "Then go, but don't exert yourself too much. The power lingering around your wound is very unique. Although it's mostly resolved now, continuous exertion might worsen it."

The Stone Clan member on the bed stood up and rumbled a nod, "I know, Elder, don't worry. It won't take long; I'll be right back." He wanted to see which presumptuous fool dared to challenge him; it had been a long time since he encountered such a thing.

Normally, he would be very interested, but being disturbed during such a critical period of healing undoubtedly annoyed him. He secretly decided to teach the challenger a lesson.

One must know that in the Moon Gazer tier of the arena, he held the title of "Perennial Third"!

In the vast arena, among the tens of thousands of Moon Gazer cultivators, his ability to consistently hold third place demonstrated his formidable strength.