Chapter 2560: I Know Who It Is

With this realization, Lu Ye immediately focused on the large man.

Without hesitation, he darted forward, charging towards that battle.

Seeing this, the large man's expression immediately turned serious. His opponent, however, changed face and exclaimed, "Fellow Daoist Lu, be careful!"

He secretly wondered why a Dao Integration cultivator, instead of properly engaging enemies on the adjacent battlefield, would come over to interfere with the battles of Dao Unification cultivators.

Lu Ye paid him no heed and boldly charged into the battle. Taking advantage of the large man being entangled with his opponent, he delivered a powerful slash.

Unsure of Lu Ye's true strength, the large man naturally dared not be careless. A bloody light immediately burst from his body, as if he had activated a secret technique, making the Dao power around him surge even more violently. He fiercely raised his short staff to parry the attack.

Yet his face was still panicked, for his reaction had been a little slow. If the blade-wielding soldier cultivator had changed his move even slightly, he wouldn't have been able to block that strike.

What he didn't expect was that this soldier cultivator, who had suddenly charged into the battle, had no intention of changing his move. The dark long blade simply chopped straight down, appearing incredibly straightforward.

In the instantaneous clash, Lu Ye frowned.

At the same time, Liao's voice sounded in his ear: "It's not him!"

As long as Liao could make contact, it could accurately determine if something was an inherent treasure. This was because inherent treasures were birthed from ultimate treasures, possessing a trace of their mystery, and it was precisely that trace of mystery that Liao sought to devour.

Lu Ye naturally rolled backward, exiting the battle.

The Dao Unification cultivator from Lingfeng City took advantage of the situation to press forward, resuming his ceaseless entanglement with the large man, while exclaiming loudly, "Fellow Daoist Lu is truly impressive!"

Putting aside everything else, merely to withstand a blow from a Dao Unification cultivator without injury, with only a Dao Integration cultivation, was astonishing enough. He vaguely suspected that Lu Ye's cultivation was not Dao Integration; otherwise, how could he possess such ability?

He had no mind to dwell on it because Lu Ye's sudden intervention had caused the large man to activate a secret technique that temporarily boosted his strength, making his already disadvantageous situation even worse.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, quickly come and help me!" he exclaimed again.

Lu Ye had no time to mind him. Although this Dao Unification cultivator was no match for his opponent, his life was not in immediate danger. Lu Ye needed to quickly find the inherent treasure, so his gaze continued to search through various battle groups, and with a swift movement, he darted towards another area.

The Dao Unification cultivator from Lingfeng City was instantly dumbfounded, unable to understand Lu Ye's intentions. What did it mean to stir things up and then flee, leaving him with an opponent whose strength had been boosted by a secret technique?

This time, Lu Ye's target was also an enemy Dao Unification cultivator who had the upper hand in the battle. The opponent was likely a ghost cultivator, holding a short blade, his figure elusive, appearing and disappearing, leaving the Lingfeng City Dao Unification cultivator he was fighting utterly flustered.

The biggest reason was definitely the enhancement from his Dao weapon!

Lu Ye had already noticed the extraordinary nature of his short blade.

"This time, it absolutely can't be wrong!" he whispered to Liao, already charging into the battlefield. Precisely as the ghost cultivator's figure vanished and then suddenly reappeared, he delivered a horizontal slash.

The timing of this strike was perfect. The ghost cultivator, appearing in haste, suddenly felt danger and was too late to dodge, only able to meet it with his Dao weapon.

The moment their Dao weapons clashed, the immense rebound force sent both figures reeling backward.

"Lu kid..." Liao's voice was puzzled.

Lu Ye raised an eyebrow: "Not this one either?"

"No!"

It doesn't make sense. He shouldn't be wrong.

"That one should be it, absolutely no mistake," Liao said, feeling it couldn't rely on Lu Ye anymore, and immediately voiced its opinion.

"Which one?" Lu Ye asked.

Liao then pointed Lu Ye in a direction.

Lu Ye flashed away.

A moment later, Lu Ye let out a light snort: "Your old eyes aren't so good either!"

The Dao Unification cultivator Liao pointed to was also not it.

But looking across the entire battlefield, only these three enemy Dao Unification cultivators had the upper hand in their battles; the rest were largely at a disadvantage.

Lu Ye suddenly realized his preconceived notion was mistaken. Who said a cultivator with an inherent treasure would necessarily gain an advantage in combat?

Although somewhat incredible, if the inherent treasure had only recently been acquired and hadn't had time to be properly nurtured, it was possible it couldn't display its full power.

"Commander!" Lian suddenly exclaimed from her side, for she was on the verge of killing her opponent.

Although she had been locked in battle with her opponent, she had also noticed Lu Ye's movements, which filled her with confusion. In previous major battles, the Commander would quietly stay on the sidelines, waiting for an opportunity to strike, and each strike meant the fall of a Dao Unification cultivator. What was he doing, jumping around like this now?

Was he too bored? If so, he could have simply chosen a battle group to join instead of merely touching and leaving like a dragonfly skimming the water.

His actions, like this, instead disrupted the allies' battle rhythm.

Lu Ye wished he could conjure another Talent Tree clone to finish off the opponent.

"Coming!" he exclaimed, quickly darting towards Lian's side. Mid-way, his gaze suddenly flickered to the side. In that direction, two Dao Unification cultivators were fighting fiercely. One of them was from Lingfeng City, and the other was a tall, slender female cultivator. Her tight-fitting clothes accentuated her curves, and her beautiful hair, tied into a high ponytail, made her appear exceptionally capable.

The female cultivator's Dao weapon was a long whip, which, when wielded, carried extraordinary momentum. Unfortunately, her strength was slightly inferior, so her long whip traced countless large and small circles around her to block the enemy's attacks.

Yet even so, the Dao Unification cultivator from Lingfeng City found an opportunity, broke through her defense, and delivered a heavy blow to her body.

When Lu Ye looked over, he happened to witness this scene: the female cultivator's figure reeled back, yet she was completely unharmed.

"I know who it is!" Lu Ye's eyes lit up for a moment. He had already moved to Lian's side, and using her body as cover, he suddenly leapt out and, with a diagonal slash, took the life of Lian's opponent.

Without stopping, he darted directly towards the direction he had just observed.

"This woman?" Liao's tone was full of confusion. "Her Dao weapon doesn't show any signs of being an inherent treasure!"

"Inherent treasures might not always be visible to us!"

As he spoke, Lu Ye closed in on the battle group, and the Dao Unification cultivator from Lingfeng City hastily greeted him: "Fellow Daoist Lu..."

He had also noticed Lu Ye's various actions just now. As they had the upper hand here, he could afford to be distracted, yet he felt that this Commander from Yuanxi City's style of action was truly unreliable. If one was going to participate in battle, one should participate fully and assist allies in killing enemies; jumping around like this made no sense at all.

If anyone else had interfered with his battle in this manner, he would have long since rebuked them. But Lu Ye was from Yuanxi City, so he couldn't say much.

While speaking, he boldly attacked, once again breaking through the female cultivator's Dao weapon's defensive circle. Lu Ye moved like lightning, and under the female cultivator's silent gaze, he struck a blade across her waist.

Immense power swept through, sending the female cultivator tumbling away.

Liao was overjoyed: "It truly is her!"

Immediately afterward, it was incredibly disappointed: "A defensive inherent treasure, what use is that?!"

That instantaneous contact allowed it to truly sense the aura of an inherent treasure, but it was not quite what it expected. It was an inherent treasure worn by the female cultivator, not an offensive one.

No wonder this female cultivator remained unharmed even when at a disadvantage; it turned out she had a defensive inherent treasure on her.

But for the Soldier Clan to advance, their master must engage in life-or-death combat with an enemy. In that special environment, amidst the continuous clash of their Dao weapons, the Soldier Clan could then devour the mystery within the inherent treasure.

Therefore, it could only devour offensive inherent treasures.

This type of defensive inherent treasure was completely useless to it. It had been so excited just now, only to be happy for nothing.

"It's useful!" Lu Ye licked his lips.

This inherent treasure was useless to Liao, but useful to the Talent Tree!

When he exchanged for the Spring Radiance Sword earlier, he had hesitated for a long time. After all, Liao wasn't the only one who needed inherent treasures now. He urgently wanted to verify if his previous conjecture about the Talent Tree's transformation conditions was correct, but ultimately decided to prioritize Liao because a death match could earn a large number of Dao Fish and incidentally improve his own strength.

The matter of the Talent Tree could be temporarily postponed.

But he hadn't expected an opportunity to verify it would arise right now!

As he spoke, his figure moved like a shadow, darting towards the still-tumbling female cultivator.

The female cultivator reacted extremely quickly. Sensing Lu Ye's approach, she lashed out with her whip without waiting to steady herself. This strike was powerful and heavy, distorting the void.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, go all out!" the Dao Unification cultivator from Lingfeng City roared. Although Lu Ye's performance just now was not bad, it couldn't be said that it was his true strength, because the timing of his strike was too perfect, catching the female cultivator off guard. In reality, the female cultivator's strength was not weak, and this Dao Unification cultivator, fearing Lu Ye would get hurt, immediately moved to engage.

Lu Ye seized the opportunity to close in on the female cultivator and raised his hand to press a palm against her abdomen.

The clothing here had been torn by his previous blade strike, revealing a close-fitting golden soft armor underneath.

This was undoubtedly the defensive inherent treasure.

The power of the Talent Tree was activated, and invisible roots spread out, probing into the soft armor.

The next moment, Lu Ye clearly felt something imperceptible being devoured by the Talent Tree.

However, this devouring speed was not particularly fast. Recalling how he had used the Talent Tree to devour the Destiny Die back then, which also wasn't very fast, he understood.

The female cultivator's face was filled with annoyance, and she glared fiercely at Lu Ye.

In the midst of battle, a soldier cultivator approached her closely, not using his blade, but instead touching her body in this manner. Anyone would be enraged by such an encounter.

She immediately threw a punch, but Lu Ye's figure slid past her like a loach, circling behind her, and his large hand naturally wrapped around her waist, pressing tightly against her back.

The female cultivator's expression grew even more annoyed, and she struck backward with a bent arm. Lu Ye could only raise a palm to block, and lightly retreated.

The Talent Tree's devouring was also interrupted...

Just then, the Lingfeng City Dao Unification cultivator's attack arrived again. Although the female cultivator didn't want to let Lu Ye go, she could only prioritize dealing with the attack.

But just as she was preoccupied, Lu Ye stealthily pressed closer again and pressed a palm onto her back.

The female cultivator felt utterly vexed and instinctively twisted her body to dodge.

Then Lu Ye felt his large hand press against something soft and yielding...