Chapter 2700: Unbreakable

At the entrance from the seventeenth to the eighteenth floor, the Eight-Tailed Demonic Fox stealthily peered in. Her pupils instantly constricted as she spotted bloodstains and traces of a major battle.

She had been trailing Lu Ye, arriving only ten breaths after him. Their journey so far had been peaceful, but this time was clearly different. A fierce battle had erupted here, and she wondered how many had fallen.

She had anticipated this. The Insect and Blood races were undoubtedly searching for Lu Ye from above, while Lu Ye ascended from below; they were bound to meet eventually. She just hadn't expected the confrontation to happen so soon.

Carrying a drop of Lu Ye's precious blood, she could easily pinpoint his exact location as long as they were on the same floor. However, at this moment, she didn't need the blood. Lu Ye's incredibly sharp Dao intent shone as brightly as a beacon in the night. The surging Dao power where he was located was undoubtedly the aftermath of combat, and where he had passed, one Aura after another was extinguished. These Auras all belonged to Harmonization Realm cultivators, rushing in like moths to a flame from all directions, then vanishing consecutively.

The Eight-Tails' eyes trembled. She knew Lu Ye would be powerful after advancing to the Harmonization Realm, but she never imagined he'd be this strong. In just this short time, she had sensed six Harmonization Realm cultivators fall, and this was while Lu Ye was being besieged. At this very moment, a fierce battle was raging there, with more cultivators flocking towards it. This was truly like slaughtering Harmonization Realm cultivators as if they were chickens or dogs.

"Don't panic, don't flee! There are many of us, and he is alone. What is there to fear... urgh!"

Suddenly, a voice echoed in the Eight-Tails' ears, but the words were cut short as the speaker's life force extinguished. Lu Ye had clearly targeted him.

"Fellow cultivators over there, hold on! We're coming right away!" another sharp cry rang out.

In the long corridor, Lu Ye advanced unhurriedly, a long saber in hand. The three Harmonization Realm cultivators ahead of him were filled with dread, retreating swiftly as he approached. Thanks to the labyrinthine environment within the Tower of Time, although Lu Ye appeared isolated and outnumbered, it was difficult for his enemies to form a large-scale encirclement at the same time. With Lu Ye's current strength, as long as he wasn't facing an overwhelming number of enemies, there was generally no significant risk.

Even so, his body was covered in blood, mostly that of his enemies, but some of his own. In such continuous battles, he couldn't remain completely unscathed. His injuries weren't severe and healed quickly, not affecting his combat prowess.

Of the three Harmonization Realm cultivators he was pressuring, the one in the center gritted his teeth and suddenly conjured a shield-shaped Dao weapon. The triangular shield was palm-sized but quickly expanded as he infused it with his Dao power.

"Boom!" The Harmonization Realm cultivator positioned the shield in front of him, his vital energy and Dao power surging fiercely into it. He stood rooted to the spot, his voice a deep growl: "This path is blocked!"

He had just exchanged a blow with Lu Ye. Though wounded, he had at least survived, unlike other Harmonization Realm cultivators who were usually instantly killed by a single saber strike. Thus, he could roughly deduce that Lu Ye's strength significantly surpassed his own. However, he was a body cultivator, so it wouldn't be easy for his opponent to kill him, especially since he had also deployed his shield Dao weapon, adopting his strongest defensive stance. He didn't ask for much, only to delay Lu Ye for a moment so that others could arrive and launch a pincer attack.

The crimson shield stood before him, its sanguine aura forming a semicircular barrier that blocked the path and negated any possibility of Lu Ye's assault. Behind the body cultivator, his two terrified companions let out a sigh of relief, finally feeling a semblance of safety.

Lu Ye, however, did not stop, continuing his relentless advance. The sharp vital energy and terrifying killing intent created an immense pressure, making one feel as if an ancient fierce beast was bearing down on them. Just as the three Harmonization Realm cultivators' hearts were pounding, they saw Lu Ye take a step, his figure suddenly blurring, and the surrounding space distorting with him.

"This is..." The body cultivator's eyes suddenly widened, and his two companions behind him looked utterly bewildered.

The next instant, the body cultivator suddenly turned his head, roaring, "This is bad!" As his words fell, a long saber had already torn through space, striking one of his terrified companions. This was merely a lower-rank Harmonization Realm cultivator, whose strength, even with external resonance, was only around seven hundred Dao. He had expected the body cultivator to protect him, so he was completely unprepared for this sudden strike. By the time he realized something was wrong, his head had already flown off. Along with his head, half of his other companion's body also flew off. The cut was perfectly clean and smooth as a mirror, with no blood flowing immediately. This Harmonization Realm cultivator had also not taken many precautions; how could he possibly block such a saber strike?

The body cultivator was greatly shocked. How could this be?! How could such a thing happen? And what kind of escape technique was that, that it could bypass his obstruction and suddenly appear behind him? Could this human, Lu Ye, also cultivate spatial secret techniques? Did Qing Tang and Xue Ni know about this? If they knew but didn't mention it, they were definitely harboring ill intentions. If they didn't know, it meant they had very little understanding of their enemy. In either case, it meant these two Celestial-level city lords were unreliable.

Many thoughts raced through the body cultivator's mind. He realized that his hope for others to come to his aid was completely wishful thinking. With such an escape technique and in the environment of the Tower of Time, no matter how many people there were, they could never form a pincer attack against Lu Ye. Watching Lu Ye's saber descend again, he suddenly spun around, raising his shield to block. The saber's edge struck the crimson shield, emitting a loud clang. The body cultivator's body jolted, and he marveled inwardly, what immense strength this human possessed! As a soldier cultivator, in a pure contest of strength, he was only slightly inferior to him.

However, he wasn't as easily killed as his two ill-fated companions. As a body cultivator, he was tough-skinned and thick-fleshed, and he had even deployed his strongest protective Dao weapon. It was utterly impossible for Lu Ye to kill him. He didn't need to do much; as long as he made Lu Ye retreat in the face of difficulty, he could save his life! He secretly decided that after this, he would immediately flee downwards and never get involved in this trouble again.

As he was thinking this, a soft *crack* sounded, and the body cultivator's gaze dropped, his pupils suddenly shrinking to pinpricks. Because his proud shield Dao weapon had developed a tiny crack where the opponent's saber edge had cut into it! Though imperceptible to most, he had refined this Dao weapon for countless years and could clearly sense any anomaly.

Impossible! His pinprick pupils suddenly dilated, and his eyes filled with an expression of utter disbelief, almost as if he thought he was hallucinating. Dao weapons were inherently incredibly durable, as cultivators needed them for combat. Ordinary means could hardly damage them, let alone his specialized protective Dao weapon. Compared to ordinary Dao weapons, it was three times sturdier. In this world, besides supreme treasure-grade sharp implements, the body cultivator couldn't imagine what else could achieve such a feat against his shield. Not even subordinate treasures! Yet such an absurd thing was happening right before his eyes. Could the long saber in Lu Ye's hand be a supreme treasure? But he felt no supreme treasure aura from it at all.

Without any hesitation, he roared, his formerly burly figure shrinking significantly in that instant, becoming gaunt and skeletal. Dense vital energy was drawn from his body, turning into a crimson stream that poured into the shield. He knew that if he couldn't block Lu Ye's saber strike, he would surely die. So, he unhesitatingly unleashed one of his secret arts, not asking for much, only to hold on for a few breaths. He had already sensed that in just a few breaths, other Harmonization Realm cultivators would arrive as reinforcements, giving him a chance to survive.

However, the very next moment he activated his secret art, a wound on his body suddenly stung, and the previously not-too-serious injury was torn open by an invisible force. Normally, even such a sudden change wouldn't pose a significant problem. But this was the critical moment of his secret art's activation. His immense vital energy instantly spiraled out of control. Thick blood surged from the wound like a breached dam, flowing like a river.

*Crack*... Another crisp snap, and the body cultivator's eyes became dull. In his vision, the sharp long saber had already cut down along that tiny crack, breaking through with irresistible force. The next instant, the shield Dao weapon that had accompanied him for countless years split perfectly in two, the cut clean and neat! Along with it, a line of blood slowly seeped out from the center of the body cultivator's standing figure. His formerly burly body had become gaunt, and as the bloodline spread, it suddenly split him into two!

Lu Ye extended a hand and drew all the spoils of war into his Spatial Flower Realm. When he looked up, he met the gaze of several Harmonization Realm cultivators charging from another direction. These few were nearby and had immediately approached upon sensing the battle, but they still hadn't arrived in time. When they arrived, they witnessed the horrifying scene of the body cultivator's body splitting in two. All of them gasped.

Lu Ye took a step. The reinforcing Harmonization Realm cultivators' vision blurred, and they were horrified to find that Lu Ye had somehow already reached them! His figure flickered and darted like a ghost. As he unleashed his Spatial Leap technique, saber light continuously flashed, and his power of over two thousand Dao was unleashed without restraint. In just a short moment, the fierce battle subsided once more.

By this point, more than half of the Harmonization Realm cultivators gathered on this floor had been lost, and Lu Ye had only ascended from the previous floor about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn! The surviving Harmonization Realm cultivators realized something was terribly wrong. This human, Lu Ye, was excessively powerful; he simply couldn't be stopped by them gathering in groups of three or five. Their strategy of attacking in waves was purely suicidal! Therefore, after a brief silence, all the Harmonization Realm cultivators simultaneously rushed towards the entrance to the next floor. They dared not remain dispersed like this; otherwise, they would eventually be completely annihilated. They didn't even dare to stay on this floor, because that sharp, undisguised aura was rapidly moving, chasing after the nearest Harmonization Realm cultivators.