Chapter 2309: The Unity Knot

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Lu Ye was confident that with his Saber Resonance secret art, he would have a 70% chance of defeating the blonde woman if he could get close enough to her. He also had a chance to counter her evasion technique using Void Dao Marks, something he had already tried before.

As he pondered, Lu Ye's spiritual sense subtly surged. "Junior Sister, could you help me with something?"

Song Weiwei replied without hesitation, "Please tell me, Senior Brother."

Perhaps because Lu Ye had helped her avenge a great wrong, Song Weiwei's attitude towards him was now one of unconditional trust and almost immediate compliance with any request. After all, her original intention had been to seek death, and she hadn't even expected to get her revenge. If Lu Ye needed her to, she would give her life without complaint.

"Did you see what happened just now?" Lu Ye asked.

Song Weiwei nodded. "Of course. The person hidden in the dark has very strange methods; I couldn't pinpoint her location."

"I have a grudge against that person!"

Song Weiwei's expression turned cold.

"However, that person remembers me. If I show myself, she'll definitely be on guard, so I need you, Junior Sister, to probe her position."

"No problem!" Song Weiwei said, and was about to rush towards the exotic treasure. From what had just happened, the hidden powerful individual must also have been targeting the treasure, which was why they wouldn't allow others to approach. As long as she made a move to approach, it would naturally provoke the opponent's attack. This would give Lu Ye enough time to determine their hiding place.

She would be the bait.

Lu Ye quickly grabbed her. "Don't rush, I haven't finished yet."

Song Weiwei immediately adopted a posture of serious listening.

"Her methods seem to be space-related; her attacks have no discernible trajectory. So, Junior Sister, you must be extremely careful. Your strength should be comparable to hers, so as long as you're cautious enough, your life shouldn't be in danger. You won't need to hold her for too long, just ten breaths, and I'll definitely find her!"

"Alright!" Song Weiwei nodded seriously.

"Go." Lu Ye instructed. His clone, tens of thousands of miles away, was already rushing towards them. Once the blonde woman's hiding place was found, both his main body and clone would attack together, ensuring she wouldn't have an easy time. Once this blonde woman was dealt with, there would be one less powerful competitor for the exotic treasure. Otherwise, with such a formidable enemy lurking in the shadows, Lu Ye truly found it difficult to reveal himself.

As he watched, Song Weiwei transformed into a streak of light, rapidly darting towards the star, appearing as if she were drawn by the exotic treasure and intended to claim it.

Just as she was about to approach the star, a golden light attack arrived as expected! The source of the golden light was different from before. Evidently, the blonde woman had changed her position after killing the two Dao Fusion cultivators. This was also why Lu Ye hadn't rushed directly to her previous location; it would have been futile.

Despite Lu Ye's warning, Song Weiwei was extremely vigilant, yet she found herself unable to fully defend against the blonde woman's attacks. She could only endure them by relying on her protective Dao power. One strike made her stumble, her protective Dao power nearly shattering, causing her expression to subtly change with alarm.

Almost simultaneously with the golden light's flash, Lu Ye immediately took action. With concealment and aura-restraining Dao Marks layered upon him, he moved like a shadow, traversing the void.

A second point of golden light bloomed, changing position again, instantly striking Song Weiwei. Although she managed to barely block it, the powerful concussive force made her halt. Without pausing, she continued forward without hesitation. A third point of golden light appeared, again from a different direction...

The blonde woman was clearly constantly changing her position. This made her attacks harder to guard against and prevented anyone from pinpointing her whereabouts. She evidently knew that there were other hidden enemies besides the one in plain sight, and she was constantly guarding against potential sneak attacks.

In such a situation, Lu Ye watched, exasperated. The blonde woman was simply too troublesome to deal with. Near the star where the exotic treasure had appeared, Song Weiwei also clearly noticed this. Her eyebrows furrowed tightly. In this situation, even if she continued to act as bait to provoke the enemy, it would likely be difficult for Lu Ye to pinpoint the enemy's exact location, because even if he did, there wouldn't be enough time to react.

Therefore, she had to find a way to make the enemy stay still for a moment! Only then would Lu Ye have a chance.

In a flash of thought, she made a decision! The Dao power that should have been fully protecting her body was rapidly withdrawn in part. Almost as soon as she did this, the golden light attack arrived as expected! When she exerted her full strength, she could block the blonde woman's attacks, as their strengths were comparable. But after intentionally withdrawing her power, she could no longer block it.

The moment her protective Dao power shattered, a puff of blood mist exploded. Song Weiwei's face showed an expression of pain, and her chest was clearly pierced through the center. This was the result of her forcefully twisting her body the instant she sensed the danger; otherwise, her heart would have exploded, and such an injury would have been severe for her. Following the injury came a sense of fatal threat.

Catching the location of the golden light's source from the corner of her eye, Song Weiwei knew her plan had succeeded! After realizing she had been injured, the enemy indeed stopped changing positions and attacked again, seemingly intending to take her down in one go. And this action by the opponent undoubtedly gave Lu Ye his chance!

Although Lu Ye had been quietly approaching the star where the exotic treasure had appeared, he was also keeping a close eye on Song Weiwei's situation. Her sudden injury perplexed Lu Ye, because according to his judgment, Song Weiwei and the blonde woman were of comparable strength. Even if the blonde woman's attacks were hard to guard against, as long as Song Weiwei didn't care about the consumption of Dao power and constantly maintained her strongest defense, she shouldn't have been injured. Yet, somehow, she was injured.

When he realized the blonde woman had stopped changing positions and was intent on finishing off Song Weiwei, Lu Ye's Dao power suddenly surged, and he lunged towards the source of the golden light. At the same time, his spiritual sense surged and spread to cover the area. Mixed with his Dao power, a massive Void Dao Mark, encompassing a large range, quickly took shape. Within that area, the void rippled like a calm lake disturbed by a dropped stone.

Then Lu Ye saw a familiar figure: golden hair, golden eyes, tall and slender, with a sacred and noble aura, holding an elaborate longbow. Who else could it be but the blonde woman?

"Now, where will you run?!" Lu Ye placed his hand on the hilt of his Panshan Saber and swiftly approached the opponent. His Talent Tree clone was already on its way. As long as he could hold her back for three breaths of time, his main body and clone could combine forces. No matter how strange the blonde woman's methods were, she wouldn't escape this time! Not to mention Song Weiwei, who had initially drawn closer.

This time, she would surely die!

Their eyes met. Lu Ye frowned slightly. Because he saw a hint of surprise flash in the blonde woman's golden eyes, clearly not expecting to encounter Lu Ye here again, but that surprise was immediately replaced by delight. Lu Ye suspected he had misread her. Enemies meeting should typically be filled with rage; what did "delight" mean? Moreover, he was filled with killing intent this time and would absolutely not show mercy.

Then he saw the blonde woman lower her longbow. In her other hand, an object suddenly appeared, aimed directly at him from afar. Lu Ye saw it clearly: it was a bow-shaped object, entirely translucent, and he wasn't sure if it was a treasure. But what was strange was that he felt no sense of danger. In other words, even if this thing truly was a treasure, it shouldn't pose any threat to him.

Had this woman lost her mind? At such a critical life-or-death moment, she not only abandoned her attack but also showed no intention of defending, instead taking out such a thing?

Just as he was filled with bewilderment, the bow-shaped object in the blonde woman's hand suddenly came alive, transforming into a translucent, gracefully fluttering butterfly that flew from her hand. With a single flap of its wings, it appeared before Lu Ye. Just like her unerring attacks, it had no discernible trajectory. Lu Ye couldn't dodge it at all and could only activate his Dao power to protect himself.

The butterfly collided with Lu Ye, and as expected, it caused him no harm. But strangely, the butterfly directly merged into Lu Ye's body and disappeared.

Moving swiftly, Lu Ye had already reached the blonde woman. The Panshan Saber roared out of its sheath and rested against her slender neck. The blonde woman tilted her head to look at Lu Ye, showing no intention of dodging, her expression serene. Lu Ye's eye twitched; he simply couldn't bring himself to strike with the saber!

In that very instant, Song Weiwei arrived, charging. Although injured, such wounds were insignificant to her. Her body merging with sword light, she launched a direct assault on the blonde woman. The blonde woman, however, didn't even glance at her, as if she didn't consider her a threat at all, only staring at Lu Ye. She naturally saw that Lu Ye and Song Weiwei were together.

"Wait!" Lu Ye quickly called out to Song Weiwei. If he didn't stop her now, the blonde woman would at least end up severely wounded.

Song Weiwei, naturally obedient to Lu Ye, dispelled her sword light, revealing herself. She looked at Lu Ye with some confusion, wondering why her Senior Brother wasn't attacking yet. It was absolutely impossible that he was coveting her beauty. She herself considered her own looks and figure to be top-tier, yet her Senior Brother had been unmoved when she had offered herself to him before. So, it was naturally impossible for him to be tempted by this female cultivator's beauty now.

If that was the case, then why? Her Senior Brother had clearly said this was an enemy earlier.

"What was that?" Lu Ye asked, looking at the blonde woman. He had an odd feeling. When the translucent butterfly merged into his body, he hadn't felt much. But when he approached the woman, ready to kill her with a single strike, an inexplicable and immense sense of danger suddenly arose within him. It felt as if striking her with that saber would certainly lead to something terrible happening to himself. This feeling was inexplicable, yet extremely clear. That was why he couldn't bring himself to strike. He guessed it was related to the butterfly that had just appeared.

"It's an exotic treasure, the 'Concentric Knot'," the blonde woman explained calmly. "The activator and the chosen target become companions. If one party dies, the other will be erased by the Will of the Star Abyss!"

Lu Ye's eye twitched as he listened.

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