Chapter 2752: Slaying the Jade Dragonfly

Yu Ting's Dao Soldier was a subordinate treasure, born from the supreme treasure, the Netherworld Scythe of Severed Moon. Its design was incredibly exaggerated; the massive scythe blade was even longer than the tall Yu Ting herself.

The netherworld's light flickered erratically on the scythe blade, which possessed an incredibly terrifying and utterly bizarre corrosive power.

When Lu Ye attacked, she wielded her Dao Soldier. Her moves, though seemingly broad and sweeping, actually created an impenetrable defense around herself.

Since she was no match for Lu Ye, she naturally had no desire to fight to the death. Her immediate goal was simply to stall. If she could delay Lu Ye for thirty breaths, Tai Kun and Fei Huang would arrive as reinforcements. With their combined strength, Lu Ye, even with his mastery of spatial manipulation, would have no hope of escaping.

Blade light and scythe shadow flickered and disintegrated in that instant. They clashed in a flash, exchanging dozens of blows.

Yu Ting retreated again and again, secretly astonished that a human like Lu Ye could possess such savage physical strength. As a member of the insect race, her own physical strength was far from weak, yet she still found herself lacking against Lu Ye.

Not only that, but blood splattered from her body; Lu Ye had already struck her several times.

The pervasive spatial and temporal energies severely impacted her thoughts and physical reactions. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been so disoriented the moment they engaged.

She already had unhealed injuries, and now new wounds were inflicted on top of them.

She secretly felt fortunate to be an insectoid; the bone-like carapace on her body provided extremely strong protection. Otherwise, given the sharpness of Lu Ye's long blade, she would be combat-ineffective even if she survived.

Before encountering Lu Ye, she had never experienced such sharp attacks.

Yet she continued to resist, for although her situation was dire, she was confident she could survive Lu Ye's blade.

Suddenly, the furious attacks ceased. Lu Ye raised the Mountain-Crushing Blade high, a faint blue mist flowing over its dark blade.

At that instant, a powerful alarm blared in Yu Ting's mind. An unprecedented sense of crisis arose within her; she even smelled the scent of death.

With a sharp cry, her white bone-like carapace glowed crimson, and her aura suddenly surged.

She had clearly activated some life-or-death secret technique.

Her gaze was fixed intently on Lu Ye's long blade. She vaguely felt that she might not be able to withstand this particular strike, but couldn't understand why.

Just then, she suddenly saw the long blade vibrate slightly.

A ripping sound...

Blood spurted wildly, and Yu Ting shrieked.

Although her many old and new injuries had never fully healed, she had managed to conceal them outwardly through her control over her own flesh and blood. But just now, it was as if an invisible giant hand had directly torn open all her wounds.

In an instant, Yu Ting was covered in blood.

If that were all, it would have been fine. Injuries in combat were commonplace, and a little pain wouldn't hinder anything.

But the stinging pain that arose as her wounds were torn open pierced directly into the depths of her soul, making Yu Ting's body tremble slightly.

Her pupils suddenly contracted. She finally realized a problem she had overlooked: the strange power lingering in her wounds, which the Flower Realm couldn't dispel, had always been controllable by Lu Ye.

In their previous clashes, he had never revealed this, keeping it hidden until this very moment to unleash his true intent.

For the briefest moment, a mere snap of the fingers, Yu Ting's defense faltered. The Mountain-Crushing Blade descended accordingly!

This strike precisely entered an existing wound. Without the obstruction of the white bone-like carapace, its full savage power erupted without hindrance.

Yu Ting clearly felt the sharp blade cut into her flesh, sever her Dao bones, and then split her in two.

On the brink of death, she suddenly opened her mouth, intending to inform the rapidly approaching Tai Kun and Fei Huang of the crucial information, to prevent them from suffering the same fate. However, with the eruption of more blade light, her voice failed to emerge, and she was reduced to scattered remains.

Lu Ye waved his hand, collecting her subordinate treasure Dao Soldier that remained on the spot. He then turned and moved towards Fei Huang's direction.

Yu Ting was dead. He could now defeat the remaining Fei Huang and Tai Kun one by one.

"How is this possible!" Tai Kun, rushing quickly from another direction, sensed Yu Ting's aura vanish, and his expression changed drastically.

How could Yu Ting be dead? Undeniably, Lu Ye was very strong, and none of them were a match for him individually, but they weren't without the ability to hold him off. How long had Yu Ting been fighting him for her to be killed so quickly?

This was the Sea of Blood Origin. While it greatly benefited the Blood Tribe, boosting the power of many of their blood arts, Lu Ye was a Weapon Cultivator who didn't rely on blood arts in combat. Thus, the Sea of Blood Origin didn't provide him with significant benefits.

So Tai Kun simply couldn't understand how Yu Ting had died in such a short time.

It couldn't be that Lu Ye had been concealing his strength all along!

And in his perception, after killing Yu Ting, Lu Ye was actually heading towards Fei Huang.

"Quick, hide!" Tai Kun roared, increasing his speed again.

Regardless of whether Lu Ye had been concealing his strength, if he had a way to kill Yu Ting in such a short time, then he could certainly kill Fei Huang too.

Yu Ting was dead. Fei Huang absolutely could not suffer any more mishaps, or there would be no one left from the Insect and Blood Tribes who could restrain Lu Ye.

What astonished him, however, was that Fei Huang showed no intention of dodging. Tai Kun was initially exasperated, but quickly understood and showed delight.

"You deserve to die!" In the Sea of Blood Origin, Fei Huang's face was utterly distorted with rage. His feathered wings sliced through the air as he looked towards the approaching Lu Ye.

In a flash, the distance rapidly closed.

Fei Huang only saw a flash of crimson. Lu Ye was already upon him, an endless cascade of blade light engulfing him.

The next instant, Lu Ye grunted, a look of astonishment on his face, and flew backward.

He had charged over fiercely, intending to dispatch Fei Huang as well. If he could successfully kill Fei Huang, then it wouldn't matter whether he killed the remaining Tai Kun. He could then escape from the Sea of Blood Origin and flee.

But in this exchange, he was surprised to discover that Fei Huang's strength had greatly increased compared to before. This was evident from the traces of external power he was harnessing; the Star Abyss aura around him was incredibly active.

This guy's Harmony City is nearby!

Lu Ye immediately realized. He had already understood Fei Huang's strength; there was no reason for his strength to suddenly surge now. The only reason could be the amplification from a Harmony Orb.

This person was a Universe-grade City Lord, and the amplification from a Universe-grade Harmony Orb was truly terrifying.

He had chosen the wrong target! Lu Ye secretly cursed. If he had known this, he would have attacked Tai Kun instead. Universe-grade cities were inconvenient to move; Fei Huang's Harmony City would be deployed here, but surely Tai Kun's wouldn't have been deployed as well.

But since things had come to this, regret was useless.

Seeing Fei Huang charge fiercely towards him, Lu Ye could only shake the Mountain-Crushing Blade in his hand.

Fei Huang immediately grunted as his old injuries flared up. Blood splattered, just as with Yu Ting earlier; the extreme pain even made his body tremble slightly.

His body froze for a moment, allowing Lu Ye to escape.

He relentlessly pursued, but after only a moment, he had to stop.

Because if he continued the pursuit, he would leave the radiating range of his Harmony City. Then his strength would revert to its original state, and he would be no match for Lu Ye at all.

Ten breaths later, Tai Kun arrived, landing beside him, and gave him a glance.

Fei Huang's expression was grim: "The power lingering in our wounds is controlled by that scoundrel. Yu Ting must have died because of it!"

He had just personally experienced the pain of his wounds being torn open, and knew that if not for the amplification from his Universe-grade Harmony Orb, he too would likely have followed Yu Ting's fate.

Tai Kun's expression was slightly startled. He finally understood how Yu Ting had died. He gnashed his teeth in hatred: "That wretch is truly so treacherous!"

They had clashed with Lu Ye many times before, yet he had never exposed this method, keeping it hidden until suddenly unleashing it after entering the Sea of Blood Origin. Caught off guard, they had lost a Universe-grade City Lord. Truly despicable!

He suddenly thought of something else: "That power might also have a tracking effect. Otherwise, there's no reason he could have accurately found Yu Ting's and your positions!"

Hearing this, Fei Huang nodded: "That should be it, Lord. What should we do now?"

They had already lost one of their three members, Yu Ting. It was now somewhat unrealistic to try to encircle and intercept Lu Ye as they had before. Furthermore, this was the Sea of Blood Origin; as long as Lu Ye didn't actively reveal himself, it would be very difficult for them to find his whereabouts.

Tai Kun had a headache. Honestly, he didn't know what to do either.

After a brief deliberation, he said: "My Harmony City is on its way. For now, let's try to search for his whereabouts."

Although he was the Third Vice City Lord of Blood Drinking City, he also had his own Harmony City, and it was Universe-grade.

Yu Ting's death saddened him deeply. If he had dared to fight Lu Ye one-on-one before, he absolutely wouldn't dare now. He secretly rejoiced that he had moved his Harmony City over earlier; otherwise, he would now be forced to stick with Fei Huang.

At the same time, Lu Ye was moving swiftly through the Sea of Blood Origin.

Although he hadn't managed to kill Fei Huang, killing Yu Ting was close enough. His objective in entering the Sea of Blood Origin could grudgingly be considered achieved.

Moreover, there was another gain. During this time, under his observation, many Harmony Cities had entered this area. They were likely here to search for his whereabouts.

If that was the case, then the forces of the Insect and Blood Tribes outside would certainly be depleted.

So, for now, he didn't need to do anything. He only needed to leave the Sea of Blood Origin. He couldn't say it would be completely unobstructed, but at the very least, he wouldn't be endlessly pursued and intercepted wherever he went, as before.

With his mind made up, Lu Ye sped off in one direction.

He wasn't familiar with the Sea of Blood Origin, but as long as he kept moving, he would eventually leave.

Along the way, he didn't attack any more cities. However, whenever he encountered a Harmony City, he tried his best to avoid it.

For several days, at one point, as Lu Ye swept past a certain area, he suddenly frowned, halted, and turned to look in a particular direction.

From that direction, he had just sensed a trace of a supreme treasure's aura!