Chapter 2484: All of Them Must Be Killed

Ba Qiu was an incredibly powerful figure. Since entering this wonder, he had remained inactive. Lu Ye didn't know what he was waiting for, but once he made a move, it was bound to be earth-shattering.

Now, he was undoubtedly making his move. This was precisely why Bright Moon Wheel no longer had the spare capacity to hold Lu Ye back.

True to his reputation as Liao's master, he proved reliable at the critical moment.

The cultivator, favored by Bright Moon Wheel and chosen as the attuned treasure's master, clearly realized this was no place to linger. He grabbed the glowing treasure in his hand and turned to flee.

However, in the next instant, his hair stood on end. A figure had appeared behind him at some unknown point, gazing at him with an indifferent look and slowly extended a hand, demanding the attuned treasure.

As the last word was uttered, the extended hand suddenly clenched into a fist and punched out.

The Rong Dao cultivator, clutching the attuned treasure, felt his pupils contract sharply. He frantically channeled his Dao power to protect himself, while also retreating rapidly. Yet, as the punch swept towards him, he immediately felt an illusion of being caught in a monstrous wave. His protective Dao power was ripped to shreds by the opponent's punch, his body instantly mangled, and his life force extinguished.

The severed arm, still clutching the attuned treasure, flew through the air. Lu Ye snatched it.

However, at that very moment, the Bright Moon Wheel's attuned treasure actively detached from the severed hand and fled outwards, attempting to escape from Lu Ye. Simultaneously, a soft light, like moonlight, poured from it, causing ripples in the surrounding space and forming layers of obstacles.

A hint of surprise flashed in Lu Ye's eyes. With a casual grab, he broke through the obstacles created by the attuned treasure and seized it.

Even so, he could clearly sense the treasure's resistance.

To his surprise, the treasure actually possessed sentience!

Lu Ye had never encountered an attuned treasure with sentience before, with the exception of Liao. This was especially surprising since this particular treasure had only just emerged, essentially a newborn.

But then he recalled what Bright Moon Wheel had just said: that this was the "child" she had invested the most thought into. Therefore, its sentience must have been a legacy from the supreme treasure itself.

The attuned treasure continued to struggle until Lu Ye drew his Panshan Blade and held it against the treasure, threatening to chop it up if it didn't cooperate.

As if it had encountered a natural enemy, the struggling treasure, which had been trying to break free from Lu Ye's grasp, finally quieted down.

Lu Ye showed a satisfied expression. It seemed the attuned treasure was quite pragmatic.

A light grunt came from nearby. Lu Ye turned his head and saw Xue stirring awake, groggily shaking his head.

Not only had he woken up, but all the other Rong Dao cultivators who remained there were also slowly regaining consciousness.

Earlier, Bright Moon Wheel had used some means to draw everyone's consciousness into an unidentifiable space, where they participated in a trial she had set up to choose the most suitable master for her "child."

But now, Bright Moon Wheel had begun fighting Ba Qiu, and the master had already been chosen. How could she have any spare capacity to maintain a trial?

Xue's consciousness returned to his body, and his gaze immediately fell upon the attuned treasure in Lu Ye's hand. Both surprised and pleased, he demanded the attuned treasure, using the exact same words Lu Ye had spoken moments before.

His body abruptly transformed into a streak of blood-red light, pouncing towards Lu Ye and reaching him in an instant.

As the Saint Son of Blood-Drinking City, he possessed the confidence and power to be arrogant among cultivators of his level. Looking across the entire Inner Realm, he feared no one, save for a select few who shared his distinguished background.

And among the Rong Dao cultivators he might have cause to be wary of, there were absolutely no humans!

Thus, even though he had seen Lu Ye accompanying Su Yun earlier, he had never paid him any mind. If Su Yun had been the one to obtain the attuned treasure, he might have felt some apprehension, but a mere human...

His body suddenly froze. The moment his Blood Escape Art was broken, his body, which had almost become an afterimage, instantly solidified. His neck abruptly tightened, and as he regained his senses, he was horrified to find himself entirely gripped by the throat and lifted up by the very human he had never deigned to look upon.

What a humiliating posture! One could say that since he began cultivating, he had never experienced such a disgraceful moment.

He frantically channeled his Dao power, desperate to break free, but no matter how he exerted his strength, he couldn't budge that large hand in the slightest. Instead, the hand tightened its grip further.

In a mere breath, his neck twisted painfully, and his vision inverted.

As expected of the Blood Race, even with his head severed, he didn't immediately die. His eyes blinked, as if still unable to comprehend what had happened.

From all directions, the many recently awakened Rong Dao cultivators stared, utterly shocked, at Lu Ye, who stood as if he had just crushed an ant, his expression indifferent. They could hardly believe their eyes.

That was Xue, one of the top-tier powerhouses at the Rong Dao level! He was just crushed in someone's hand like that?

Everyone felt as if they were in a dream.

Even Su Yun couldn't help but be bewildered, asking why he had killed Xue.

He had specifically instructed Lu Ye earlier not to kill Xue or Lian Yunya if it could be avoided, because killing them would certainly lead to great trouble afterward. Lu Ye's status was not comparable to his; a human with no background or backing, no matter how strong, wouldn't be able to withstand the retaliation from the He Dao Cities behind those two.

Lu Ye had indeed killed Peilin before, but at that time, there were no other eyewitnesses apart from Ba Qiu. And a figure like Ba Qiu wouldn't go around publicizing such a minor incident, so Peilin's death was simply that.

But now the situation was different. Xue had been killed in front of everyone, and news of this would certainly reach Blood-Drinking City.

Su Yun felt weary. He felt as if his previous instructions to Lu Ye had been completely in vain, and he increasingly felt his sister deserved better. How could she have fallen for someone with such heavy killing intent?

Now, with Xue dead, Lu Ye would likely have no place in this Inner Realm, unless Su Yun brought him back to Phoenix City.

But Phoenix City never allowed outsiders to set foot within its bounds. Even if he had the desire, he lacked the ability to do so.

Lu Ye stated that since Xue had tried to kill him, he had naturally had to kill Xue. He shook the blood from his hand. It was only then that Xue's life force completely extinguished, and his blank, helpless eyes grew dull and lifeless.

Su Yun was momentarily speechless, finding himself at a loss for words.

Suddenly, a voice from the side demanded the attuned treasure, promising that if Lu Ye complied, no one present would reveal that he had killed Xue. Lu Ye slowly turned his head to see Lian Yunya narrowing his eyes and staring at him.

Evidently, Xue's death had made him wary. He knew Xue's strength. Having awakened a little later than Xue, he hadn't witnessed the struggle between Xue and Lu Ye, only the scene of Xue's tragic death.

An obscure human, yet capable of killing Xue, a product of Blood-Drinking City—this level of strength was certainly not to be underestimated and warranted serious consideration.

However, rather than avenging Xue, he was more interested in obtaining the attuned treasure.

Su Yun sensed trouble and flashed to Lu Ye's side, taking a stance that indicated he would stand by him. He whispered for them to join forces and fight their way out, urging Lu Ye to run as fast as possible. Then, he added with some worry, "But what will you do afterward? Once word gets out, Blood-Drinking City will never let it go."

Lu Ye dismissed the concern, raising his hand to grip the Panshan Blade. The instant the long blade was unsheathed, a boiling killing intent surged from him. He lunged forward, flashing to Lian Yunya's side in an instant, and brought his blade down.

This attack completely caught Lian Yunya off guard, as he had never imagined Lu Ye would be so brazen as to attack him after killing Xue.

He hastily turned, summoned his Dao weapon, and valiantly counterattacked.

His strike landed precisely on Lu Ye, but Lian Yunya's face contorted in surprise. The blow he had unleashed with all his might hadn't even managed to break through the enemy's protective Dao power.

In contrast, when the opponent's dark long blade struck him, his own protective Dao power was torn apart like flimsy paper, and his body was split in two!

Lu Ye calmly declared that killing them all would suffice. It was only then that he uttered the second half of his sentence.

Su Yun's eyes trembled violently. He simply couldn't fathom what kind of mindset Lu Ye possessed!

Xue was killed by him, and now Lian Yunya was killed by him, right under his nose! If Peilin was also counted, three Saint Son-level Rong Dao cultivators from the Ten Great He Dao Cities had died by his hand!

This guy... he wasn't just brazen; he was utterly reckless, doing whatever he pleased. This guy was a complete madman.

And he even had the audacity to brazenly claim that "killing them all would suffice." There were over a hundred Rong Dao cultivators here; even a He Dao realm cultivator coming to kill them might not be able to wipe them all out. Lu Ye, a mere Rong Dao cultivator, spoke with an arrogance that defied the heavens.

His sister must have been blind... he was filled with deep pity.

However, he was soon shocked by something else: Lian Yunya had died far too easily!

Although he had witnessed Xue's death, he hadn't seen the process of Lu Ye's struggle with him, so the impact hadn't been as great. But he had seen exactly how Lian Yunya died, from beginning to end.

One blade strike!

It was just one blade strike! The powerful Lian Yunya had been cut in half. Normally, such a sight would have delivered a massive visual shock, but his reaction had been delayed by half a beat due to his astonishment at Lu Ye's recklessness.

He had fought Lu Ye before and naturally knew his strength. But if Lu Ye truly only possessed that level of power, he shouldn't have been able to slaughter Lian Yunya like a mere chick!

Could it be that this guy had hidden his true strength when they fought? A thought suddenly popped into Su Yun's mind.

But even if he had hidden his strength, a Rong Dao cultivator shouldn't be *that* strong!

Before he could ponder further, Su Yun felt his skin tighten all over, as countless auras from all directions began to spread towards them.

Among the more than one hundred Rong Dao cultivators gathered here, aside from the twenty-odd who had trickled in later, most were from Blood-Drinking City and Senluo City, or from He Dao Cities affiliated with these two.

With their leaders, Lian Yunya and Xue, killed, they naturally couldn't remain indifferent. They absolutely had to kill Lu Ye here to avenge the two fallen Saint Sons; otherwise, even if they returned alive, they would likely be held accountable.

The strength Lu Ye had just displayed was indeed frightening, but ultimately, he was alone. With so many Rong Dao cultivators present, even if they had to sacrifice their lives, they could overwhelm and kill him!

Therefore, there was no way they would let Lu Ye escape.