Chapter 606: Deadly Duel Arena

Enduring attacks from numerous artifacts and spells, demon wolves shed blood as they lunged towards the cultivators of Sacred Realm. They leaped high, their sharp fangs and claws glinting with a chilling light.

The Sacred Realm cultivators were well-prepared. Body cultivators and weapon cultivators formed the front line, blocking the charging demon wolves, while spell cultivators and ghost cultivators seized the opportunity to counterattack.

Howls of wolves and shouts of anger merged into a chaotic din.

The demon wolves outnumbered the Sacred Realm cultivators by more than two to one. However, even as demon generals, their abilities were not as diverse as those of the cultivators, leading to a temporary stalemate on the battlefield.

The demon wolves couldn't breach the cultivators' organized defense, nor could the cultivators advance a single inch further.

Standing within the realm, Lu Ye observed the battlefield while controlling his artifacts. He saw Ju Jia roaring, drawing the attention of many cultivators. Numerous attacks landed on him with thudding sounds, causing his spiritual light to flicker wildly and eliciting gasps of astonishment from many cultivators, who likely hadn't expected such a powerful physique to exist.

He noticed Xia Liang and Tan Sheng fighting among the Sacred Realm cultivators, constantly attacking. With just their combined strength, they made their defended area impenetrable.

These two were clearly holding back. As Ninth-Layer Cloud River cultivators, they could have caused significant trouble for the demon wolves in front of them if they had gone all out. Yet, although the wolves were repeatedly driven back, they swiftly surged forward again.

It was understandable; with so many Sacred Realm cultivators deployed, if Xia Liang and Tan Sheng didn't conserve their strength, how could they benefit from the chaos? It seemed their cooperation with Sacred Realm was merely superficial.

Everything appeared normal, yet everything felt fundamentally wrong.

The battle had broken out too abruptly.

If Huo Liaoyuan had genuinely intended to launch a full-scale assault on the realm, yesterday would have been the optimal time, not today.

Yesterday, they suffered significant casualties. While the loss of comrades would undoubtedly cause panic and fear among cultivators, it would also ignite their hatred and fury to the greatest extent. If Huo Liaoyuan had ordered the assault yesterday, the realm surely wouldn't have held.

A night of rest wouldn't grant the Sacred Realm cultivators more strength; instead, it would make them more apprehensive about their gains and losses.

Why did Huo Liaoyuan launch such an assault? Was it merely due to Lu Ye's actions last night? Or was it because he had the assistance of Xia Liang and Tan Sheng?

Lu Ye was somewhat puzzled.

Despite the fierce combat, casualties were remarkably low for both cultivators and demon wolves.

Although the Sacred Realm cultivators had initiated the attack, their formation was clearly defensive. As a result, casualties were naturally minimal.

This was clearly a pre-issued command from Huo Liaoyuan. Observing the current situation, it seemed as if the Sacred Realm side only needed to withstand the demon wolves' counterattack to secure victory!

This completely contradicted the full-scale assault they had supposedly launched...

A true assault would entail disregarding all losses, charging into the realm, killing every wolf and person in sight, and completely ransacking the Revert Heaven Realm, not meticulously defending one's own formation like this.

Furthermore, from the very beginning of the battle, Lu Ye had felt a strong qi presence firmly locked onto him.

It was Huo Liaoyuan's qi presence!

Glimpsing across the distance, Huo Liaoyuan's eyes burned with what seemed like furious flames. He roared, "Lu Yiye, come here and die!"

He looked completely consumed by hatred, as if his mind had been twisted.

Lu Ye dismissed his words as nonsense. While controlling his nine artifacts, he raised a hand and a formation flag appeared in his grasp.

If he weren't busy controlling the formation, he would have already charged forward with his blade instead of standing still.

While the protective and trapping formations in the realm had been breached and he hadn't bothered to reset them (as it seemed pointless), this didn't mean there were no other formations within the realm.

The moment Huo Liaoyuan saw the formation flag in Lu Ye's hand, his expression changed. He shouted, "Everyone, be careful!"

As his words fell, Lu Ye sharply swung down the formation flag.

A thunderous boom, accompanied by a flash of light, erupted into the sky, followed by screams. Huo Liaoyuan immediately turned to see a gap torn open in his cultivators' formation. Seven or eight cultivators at that breach were blasted, bleeding profusely. Though not immediately killed, they were disoriented and in a state of utter disarray.

The demon wolves at that position seized the opportunity, rushing in and instantly killing several individuals.

Another loud explosion echoed from the other side, where another formation had been triggered, engulfing several more people in misfortune.

"Block them quickly! Don't let them through!"

"Junior Brother Yun!"

"Senior Brother, save me!"

The scene devolved into chaos. The sudden detonation of two explosive formations sent a tremor through every Sacred Realm cultivator. Although they had long known that an all-out assault would come at a cost, facing the actual price was still incredibly difficult to accept.

Claws pierced chests, fangs tore flesh, and screams erupted in quick succession.

Fortunately, the Sacred Realm had maintained a defensive posture throughout, so after a brief period of panic, the two breaches in their line were quickly sealed by nearby cultivators, stabilizing the defense once more.

However, the fallen cultivators could not be resurrected.

Furthermore, the explosions of the two formations cast a long shadow over everyone's minds. They wondered if they would be the target of the next one.

What offered them some relief was that no further formations detonated.

Although Lu Ye had set up numerous activatable formations throughout the realm, they were scattered, and there weren't many directly in the Sacred Realm cultivators' current positions.

He hadn't triggered them all at once, saving a few to create a greater deterrent at the most opportune moment.

"Lu Yiye, I'll kill you, ahhh!" Huo Liaoyuan shrieked as if driven mad.

Simultaneously, Lu Ye felt the qi presence locked onto him grow significantly stronger and more profound.

"Brother Xia, something's off with Huo Liaoyuan," Tan Sheng murmured to Xia Liang while fending off the demon wolves in front of them.

He was, after all, a Ninth-Layer Cloud River cultivator and the leader of this operation; he shouldn't be acting so unhinged.

He should have known that a full-scale assault would entail significant losses. While Sacred Realm had incurred some casualties, they weren't substantial.

Huo Liaoyuan's reaction was clearly exaggerated.

"I see!" Xia Liang exclaimed, an expression of sudden realization dawning on his face, though his words seemed completely unrelated.

Tan Sheng was puzzled.

Xia Liang said in a deep voice, "It seems I underestimated Huo Liaoyuan. Lu Yiye is definitely doomed this time. What a pity." His regret wasn't for Lu Ye's impending death, but for the fact that after Lu Ye died, he and Tan Sheng would only receive twenty percent of the bounty, which would be just ten percent each.

No wonder Huo Liaoyuan had previously claimed that their assistance would only be the icing on the cake. If he truly possessed such an item, then their help would indeed be merely supplementary.

This implied that their exposure had created a sense of crisis for Huo Liaoyuan, or perhaps Lu Ye's ambush last night was the reason he chose to launch an all-out assault on the realm today.

"Brother Xia, what are you talking about?" Tan Sheng asked, completely bewildered. How could Lu Yiye be certainly doomed?

"Just wait and see," Xia Liang replied, not bothering to explain further, as everything would soon unfold before them anyway, and explaining would only waste breath. However, he didn't forget to remind Tan Sheng: "Remember to escape promptly later."

Tan Sheng grew even more confused, but he suppressed his doubts and continued to fight silently.

The fierce battle raged on. Although the Sacred Realm had lost over ten cultivators due to the two explosive formations, the remaining cultivators steadfastly held their line, preventing the wolf pack from breaking through.

Huo Liaoyuan's expression grew increasingly twisted with rage, and intense flames surged around his body, making him appear as if he were on fire.

Lu Ye suddenly felt a growing sense of unease.

Huo Liaoyuan's qi presence, locked onto him, was excessively powerful!

At the beginning of the battle, this qi presence had locked onto him, but Lu Ye hadn't paid it much mind. It was only natural for Huo Liaoyuan, who had suffered such heavy losses and whose subordinates had died at Lu Ye's hands, to focus on him during the battle.

Later, when the qi presence intensified, Lu Ye merely attributed it to Huo Liaoyuan's growing anger.

But now...

Could a Ninth-Layer Cloud River cultivator's qi presence be this powerful? Lu Ye even felt an invisible force binding him, and as time passed, that sensation grew increasingly clear.

He looked up towards Huo Liaoyuan and saw Huo Liaoyuan looking back directly at him.

As their gazes met, Huo Liaoyuan continued to shriek, "Lu Yiye, I'll definitely kill you," behaving as if insane. Yet, his eyes were strikingly clear.

And from beginning to end, he had only yelled and roared; he hadn't made any active move to charge forward!

Damn it! Lu Ye's heart sank. He had no idea what Huo Liaoyuan was doing, but he was certain he had fallen into some trap.

Huo Liaoyuan's incessant shouting abruptly ceased. To Lu Ye's astonishment, he found he couldn't move!

An invisible force bound him, holding him firmly in place.

Huo Liaoyuan smiled, a look of triumphant cunning on his face, and coolly looked at Lu Ye. "Lu Yiye, come quickly and die!"

As he spoke, an object in his hand slowly floated upward, emanating a brilliant light.

In an instant, everyone's attention on the battlefield was drawn to the object.

It was a square object, only the size of a child's palm, with the large character "Death" (死) inscribed on its front.

On its back was another large character: "Fight" (斗).

The moment it appeared, two beams of light shot forth: one landed on Lu Ye, the other on Huo Liaoyuan, like two ropes, tightly binding both of them.

Li Baxian, who was fighting with his sword, paled and exclaimed, "The Death Arena!"

As he spoke, a hundred flying swords shot through the air, all striking towards the palm-sized Death Arena.

Feng Yuechan's expression also changed, and she immediately moved to assist.

However, neither Li Baxian's flying swords nor Feng Yuechan's spells could inflict the slightest damage on the Death Arena. Not only was the arena itself impervious, but Lu Ye and Huo Liaoyuan, now bound by its power, were also immune to external attacks.

With this move, Tang San's control over time, position, and distance was incredibly precise.

He knew very well that even with his Tang Sect secret arts and Third Stage Profound Heaven cultivation, he might not be a match for the wolf demons in a head-on confrontation, given their natural endowments and powerful bodies. Especially since he was young and lacked sufficient qi and blood, he definitely couldn't sustain a prolonged battle. If that transformed human hadn't decisively killed one wolf demon, he might not have even intervened against two Third Stage wolf demons; his own life was paramount.

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However, if he were to strike, he had to ensure a hit.

The wolf demon was currently in a state of extreme rage. Consequently, it only became aware of Tang San when his palm had already struck the side of its eye. It violently twisted its head, its maw snapping directly at Tang San.

At that moment, Tang San's other hand grabbed its fur. Using his small stature to his advantage, he pulled on the wolf's fur, changing his direction. He then flipped, practically skimming the Third Stage wolf demon's chest, to land on its other side.

His right index and middle fingers formed a sword-finger. With Profound Jade Hand activated, his two fingers glowed with a pure white jade color, and he thrust them like lightning towards the wolf demon's eyes as it turned its head.

*Thwip!* His slender fingers instantly plunged into warm flesh. While Tang San's physical strength was undoubtedly far inferior to that of the Third Stage wolf demon, once he struck a vital point with equivalent energy, there was no room for luck.

With the infusion of Profound Heaven Cultivation through the Profound Jade Hand, the energy practically swirled as it plunged into the wolf demon's brain. As a result, the wolf demon's other eye instantly burst, and its brain was utterly scrambled into a paste. Its roar choked abruptly as if its throat had been seized, and its powerful body toppled to the ground.

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Tang San pushed off its body with his toes, flipping backward to land some distance away.

The success of this strike was largely due to his extensive combat experience from his previous life. His small, child-like stature and the cover of night provided the best concealment, further aided by the Third Stage wolf demon's weakened perception due to its rage.

In a direct confrontation, Tang San's Profound Jade Hand might not have been able to penetrate the wolf demon's thick hide. However, the eyes were its most vulnerable point; piercing them and injecting Profound Heaven energy meant certain death.

As his feet touched the ground, the other Third Stage wolf demon had also fallen silent. Only then did Tang San breathe a sigh of relief. He didn't rush to check on the human but instead quickly lay on the ground, pressing his ear to the earth to listen for any sounds of approaching pursuers.

Given his current strength, directly confronting a Third Stage wolf demon was extremely difficult; no matter how skilled he was, his young body was simply too frail. A single hit from a wolf demon could very well be fatal. That seemingly simple attack he just performed had, in fact, been his full effort, pushing his mental and spiritual will to their absolute limits.

No other movements were detected nearby. Clearly, only two Third Stage wolf demons had been pursuing the shapeshifting human. This discovery further relieved Tang San; otherwise, his only option would have been to flee.

Only then did he approach the human, while still remaining vigilant.

As he neared the person, he immediately noticed that the fur which had previously grown on them had vanished. This caused Tang San's heart to beat a little faster.

Given his young age and the fact that he had no ties to the shapeshifting human, the safest course of action would naturally have been to not intervene and simply wait for the wolf demons to leave. However, he still chose to act. One reason was that the one being pursued was human. The other crucial reason was the transformation he had just witnessed.

In Tang San's original world, Douluo Dalu, there were Soul Masters with Beast Martial Souls who possessed similar abilities. They could also continuously grow and become stronger by cultivating their Beast Martial Souls.

If such abilities existed in this world as well, learning them would naturally be greatly beneficial for enhancing his own strength and would make it easier for him to integrate into this world!

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