Chapter 2486: Brother-in-law save me

The Wind Rises Across the Nine Provinces

At the Rongdao level, Lu Ye's strength was arguably unparalleled. However, no matter how strong he was, he still couldn't escape the limitations of the Rongdao stage: the inability to leverage external forces.

Therefore, even for him, fighting one against a hundred was unadvisable, especially when facing other Rongdao cultivators capable of reaching this place.

He had never intended to deal with these cultivators by himself. From the very beginning, he planned to leverage something else: the geographical advantage of this place. The vast jellyfish-covered ocean area was simply the best battlefield custom-made for him.

In such a battlefield, let alone fighting one against a hundred, as long as he operated properly, it was possible to contend with three hundred, even five hundred!

The commotion in the distance grew louder. Lu Ye dared not delay further. His divine sense spread out as he darted through the jellyfish swarm, soon arriving at a place teeming with life.

With a single strike, he cut through layers of jellyfish, and saw an unlucky individual inside, paralyzed by venom and unable to move.

That Rongdao cultivator's body was paralyzed, but his consciousness was still clear. Suddenly realizing someone had arrived, he felt a flicker of hope, expecting it to be his companions coming to his rescue, to free him from his plight.

But when he lifted his gaze, he met Lu Ye's calm eyes.

Deep down, he couldn't help but sigh softly, and slowly closed his eyes.

Lu Ye's long saber descended.

His clone was doing the same, searching along the life signatures of these cultivators, always yielding results.

One, two, five, ten...

Both his main body and clone moved with incredible speed.

Then, at a certain moment, Lu Ye arrived at another cluster of jellyfish. After breaking through layers of encirclement, he saw a disheveled Su Yun.

Their eyes met, and Su Yun was overjoyed. His divine sense surged: "Help!"

Never before had he found Lu Ye's face so endearing.

Then he saw Lu Ye's lips curl into a smirk, and heard him utter extremely wicked words: "Call me brother-in-law!"

Su Yun's eyes widened. The face he had just found endearing suddenly became detestable. But the situation was against him, so he could only grudgingly say: "Brother-in-law, save me!"

After saying it aloud, it didn't seem so unbearable after all. After witnessing Lu Ye's terrifying strength earlier, he hadn't even realized that his perception of Lu Ye had subtly changed.

His previous repulsion stemmed from believing no one in this world was worthy of his elder sister. But with Lu Ye's level of strength, it seemed less unacceptable.

Lu Ye stepped forward, grabbed Su Yun by the collar, and quickly fled outwards.

Su Yun's eyes slowly widened in shock, because he noticed that Lu Ye charged forward without restraint, completely ignoring the jellyfish. There was no sign of him even activating a protective dao force, yet no matter how many soft tentacles lashed at him, he remained unaffected.

He finally understood how Lu Ye was able to come and rescue him. It turned out this 'cheap' brother-in-law possessed such an ability.

"What about those guys?" Su Yun didn't forget to ask while breaking out. Mainly because Lian Yunya and Xue had both died at Lu Ye's hands, and if this news got out, Lu Ye would surely have no peaceful days ahead.

"Killed them all!" Lu Ye replied.

Although he had already suspected it, when it was confirmed by Lu Ye himself, Su Yun was still deeply shaken.

However, this was also good. With all the Rongdao cultivators present killed, the truth about the deaths of Lian Yunya and Xue would not spread.

As they sped along, Lu Ye suddenly glanced back, and his expression changed abruptly.

Su Yun's body stiffened, unsure what he had seen. He could only activate his divine sense to investigate, but just as he did so, Lu Ye quickly spoke to stop him: "Don't look!"

In the distance behind them, a crimson light was rapidly encroaching. Wherever it passed, the many active jellyfish disintegrated into dust, and even space itself began to shatter.

This terrifying power was undoubtedly unleashed by the struggle between Ba Qie and the ultimate treasure.

If the earlier commotion from afar was merely a probing by the two entities, then at this moment, the real battle must have begun.

As Lu Ye spoke, a layer of blood mist suddenly erupted from his body, as he activated the Blood Escape Art.

What frustrated him was that even with the speed of the Blood Escape Art, it still couldn't outpace the encroaching crimson light. The unknown danger behind them was drawing closer and closer to him and Su Yun!

Su Yun also sensed the peril, and quickly sent a message: "Don't mind me, get out of here quickly!"

Just moments ago, he had swallowed his pride and called Lu Ye 'brother-in-law' to get his help, but at this critical juncture, he urged Lu Ye to flee on his own.

He didn't know if Lu Ye, with his abilities, could escape this place safely, but without him, there might still be some hope. If Lu Ye continued to carry him, both of them would suffer.

Lu Ye remained silent. How could he abandon Su Yun at a time like this? If he did, how could he face Su Yan later? He secretly cursed Ba Qie for acting too quickly, wishing he could have waited a bit longer. Yet, then he remembered, it was also thanks to Ba Qie that he had managed to escape the trial environment created by the ultimate treasure earlier.

But in the current situation, even the speed of the Blood Escape Art couldn't support his escape. He couldn't think of any other way.

The Talent Tree clone had already been recalled before he went to find Su Yun, so it couldn't provide him with a relocation point for teleportation. Even if it hadn't been recalled, he couldn't rely on the clone now.

In his desperation, Lu Ye suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "How does your attainment in the Dao of Space compare to your elder sister's?"

Su Yun said proudly: "Among this generation of the Phoenix Clan, my talent is the strongest!"

No sooner had he spoken than he suddenly felt a warmth surge through his body. Wherever the warmth passed, the toxins that had invaded his body quickly dissipated.

In just a moment, he regained his freedom.

"Go!" Lu Ye pushed Su Yun forward.

The Phoenix Clan controls space. Su Yun's talent was even stronger than Su Yan's. Relying on his spatial teleportation art, he was fully capable of escaping this place.

As for himself, he could only do his best and leave the rest to fate. He hoped the destructive power of the crimson light was not as great as imagined, giving him a slim chance of survival.

Su Yun, who had already darted forward a short distance, suddenly turned his head back. Only then did he see the situation behind them. He finally understood why Lu Ye had stopped him from probing with his divine sense earlier. This bizarre power could definitely devour even divine sense.

Gritting his teeth, he reached out and grabbed Lu Ye's arm, muttering: "Don't resist. Don't activate any power!"

How could Lu Ye not know what he was doing? This was clearly an attempt to escape together. His brows furrowed as he asked: "Are you sure?"

"Heh heh..." Su Yun let out an unruly chuckle. "I lied to you just now. My talent isn't the strongest in this generation of the Phoenix Clan; it's the strongest in the past ten generations..."

Ripples spread through the void around him, and space fluctuated.

"I am the strongest!"

As Su Yun's words fell, the two figures abruptly vanished.

Lu Ye felt a blur before his eyes. When his vision cleared again, he was already in a different location.

Back then, he had cultivated the profundities of space with Su Yan in that fragment of the starry sky, and could also perform spatial teleportation. However, compared to Su Yan's effortless mastery, his spatial teleportation was much cruder, making it impossible to use for an escape like this.

He couldn't judge whose mastery of this secret art was deeper between Su Yun and Su Yan, but purely from feeling, Su Yun's teleportation seemed more natural.

This kid probably wasn't boasting just now.

Their figures continued to flicker, each flicker a super long-distance teleportation. After only a few such movements, the danger behind them disappeared. Lu Ye turned his head to look back, and could no longer see the crimson color.

Su Yun, however, let out a muffled groan.

Lu Ye quickly looked at him, and squinted slightly: "You're not so good after all, little brother-in-law!"

This was because Su Yun's face was flushed crimson, and blood was seeping from his seven orifices.

He raised a hand to wipe away the blood beneath his nostrils, and gritted his teeth, saying: "What the hell do you know? Do you know how much pressure I'm under, teleporting with you like this? Especially within this wonder that birthed an ultimate treasure, where space is extraordinarily condensed and complex. If it were anywhere else, I could teleport with you for a year or half a year without stopping."

He was definitely bragging.

Lu Ye saw through it but didn't expose him, nodding and saying: "That's enough. I'll take it from here."

He activated the Blood Escape Art, enveloping Su Yun, and sped forward with him.

He then asked: "Little brother-in-law, why didn't Lian Yunya and Xue have bonded treasures?"

He had killed many cultivators earlier, and collected numerous spoils. Lu Ye didn't have time to check the storage rings of others, only those of Lian Yunya and Xue.

He had assumed these two would definitely have bonded treasures with them, but to his surprise, he found none.

"Bonded treasures aren't that easy to obtain. If they had bonded treasures, they wouldn't have eagerly risked coming here to contend for one."

Lu Ye frowned: "But didn't they hold considerable status in their respective Hedao Cities? For the Ten Great Hedao Cities, while bonded treasures are precious, it shouldn't be too difficult to acquire one, right?"

"That's true," Su Yun replied, "but everyone wants a bonded treasure. Their Hedao Cities have other individuals with similar status to them. My Phoenix City is also one of the Ten Greats, yet my elder sister still doesn't have a bonded treasure, does she?"

Hearing this, Lu Ye suddenly realized that he had sometimes oversimplified things. He had simply assumed that the Ten Great Hedao Cities could obtain whatever they desired. Only now did he fully grasp that, at the very least, bonded treasures were extremely rare and hard to come by even for the Ten Greats.

"But their strength seemed significantly greater than that of ordinary Rongdao cultivators. If they didn't have bonded treasures, how did they achieve that strength?"

Although he had killed Lian Yunya and Xue with extreme ease, that was due to the vast difference in their respective strengths. If an ordinary Rongdao cultivator were to face those two, they would certainly be no match.

"Xue is from the Blood Clan. This race possesses a secret art, reportedly cultivated by drawing upon a noble sacred blood, which can enhance one's foundation. This grants them strength surpassing ordinary Rongdao cultivators. Lian Yunya's situation is similar to Xue's; both trained in certain secret arts, allowing them to break the limits of ordinary Rongdao. My Phoenix Clan also has such a technique, but it's an explosive secret art that we don't easily use."

Lu Ye was indeed familiar with this secret art of the Phoenix Clan. Su Yun had used it during the final moments of their previous battle, and Su Yan had also demonstrated it before Lu Ye back then.