Chapter 724: The Sky is Broken, How to Mend It

The Blood Tribe's goal, from beginning to end, has always been the Dragon Ascension Realm itself, not its cultivators.

Their previous pursuit was merely to weaken the Dragon Ascension Realm's resistance. After the pursuit yielded no results and they suffered heavy losses, the Blood Tribe decided to ignore it.

Furthermore, traversing between realms is not as easy as imagined. Even with an insider like the Heavenly Chasm Sect setting up the Blood River Formation as a conduit, the number of Blood Tribe members who could enter the Dragon Ascension Realm in the first wave would not be substantial.

Therefore, what the Blood Tribe needs to do now is to quickly build a drawing altar. This will allow them to not only summon the Blood Realm but also draw in more of their kin.

Once the Blood Tribe completes their plan, the Dragon Ascension Realm's destruction will be imminent.

Amidst the agonizing screams of the surrounding Blood Tribe members, the one designated by the Little Medic Immortal recounted everything he knew.

The situation was far more serious than imagined!

Based on the limited intelligence they initially possessed, Huang Liang and the others had only thought the Blood Tribe's arrival was an external invasion. If so, they would just need to find a way to defeat the invaders.

However, it now appeared that this was not merely an invasion by an external race—the Blood Tribe—but a greater crisis stemming from the Blood Realm's descent and plunder.

This was a catastrophe targeting an entire realm.

Moreover, it happened too suddenly, leaving the Dragon Ascension Realm completely unprepared.

Although news had spread through various channels, making most cultivators aware of the Blood Tribe as an external enemy, only a few people present truly understood the gravity of the situation.

“This matter is of great importance and must be announced to the world,” Yuan Changcun said with a solemn expression.

The Dragon Ascension cultivators needed to know what enemy they faced and what situation they were in. Only then would they understand that against the Blood Tribe, they had no retreat; any hesitation would lead to eternal damnation.

Over the past two days, a large number of cultivators across the Dragon Ascension Realm had rushed north at the call of the three dominant sects, preparing to defend against the external enemy. However, there were also some with ulterior motives who wished to defect to the Blood Tribe.

In their view, if the Heavenly Chasm Sect could defect to the Blood Tribe, then they naturally could too. The Blood Tribe had already demonstrated immense power, and perhaps the path found by the Heavenly Saint for the Dragon Ascension Realm wasn't as bad as imagined.

But if these people knew the Blood Tribe's true plan, they might not think that way.

Huang Liang and Grandmaster Guangjing both nodded. Such crucial intelligence naturally could not be concealed by them; in fact, it needed to be disseminated as widely as possible.

“We must act faster,” Huang Liang said, filled with worry. “Our actions must be swifter than the Blood Tribe's. We absolutely cannot let them complete the construction of their so-called drawing altar. Once it's finished, the Dragon Ascension Realm is doomed!”

Originally, with the large formation in the Medicine Valley, the Dragon Ascension Realm had a natural frontline against the Blood Tribe. But now, it seemed the Medicine Valley formation could no longer play a significant role.

The Dragon Ascension Realm had no luxury for passive defense. They had to launch an offensive, even if it meant sacrificing lives, to stop the Blood Tribe's plan to build the drawing altar.

As the three spoke, another anomaly seemed to appear in the distant void.

Everyone felt it and looked up towards the Heavenly Chasm. Within the vast chasm that stretched across the void, a dense blood-red light pulsed, as if a river of blood was pouring down.

A Blood Tribe member who had been screaming suddenly let out a sharp laugh: “Our Blood Tribe's reinforcements have arrived! You... are doomed!”

The Little Medic Immortal turned to him, raised her hand, and shot out several flying needles. They pierced the Blood Tribe member's body, making his already harrowing screams even more agonizing.

Seeing this, the other Blood Tribe members were filled with terror, feeling that this human woman was more terrifying than any creature they had ever encountered.

Initially, no one was quite sure what the anomaly in the Heavenly Chasm was, but after hearing the Blood Tribe member's words, they immediately understood that something worse had happened.

The first wave of Blood Tribe members to descend upon Dragon Ascension was not very numerous, and they suffered heavy casualties in the Battle of Medicine Valley. If the Dragon Ascension Realm had launched an all-out assault at that time, they might have been able to repel the invading Blood Tribe.

However, with the Blood Tribe now receiving reinforcements, achieving that would be difficult.

Huang Liang and the others were momentarily filled with deep frustration.

But then they reconsidered: even if they had known this information earlier, it would have been useless. The Dragon Ascension Realm needed time to muster its forces, and there wasn't enough time to launch such a large-scale war in haste.

In fact, Dragon Ascension cultivators were still on their way even now; the fastest would take one or two days to reach Xuezhou, while slower ones might take three to five days.

Huang Liang and the others left in a hurry. They needed to quickly disseminate the intelligence they had just gathered and urge the supporting cultivators from all sides to speed up.

Only Lu Ye, the Little Medic Immortal, and the cultivators guarding the Blood Tribe members remained.

The Little Medic Immortal looked at the Blood Tribe member who had revealed the information and smiled faintly: “I keep my word.”

The Blood Tribe member let out a long sigh of relief, and then a flash of dazzling blade light swept before his eyes.

With another flash of the blade, the other Blood Tribe members who were still screaming also fell silent one by one.

Lu Ye sheathed his blade.

The Little Medic Immortal looked at him in surprise: “Why did you kill them all?”

“Didn't we agree that whoever spoke first would get a quick death? Isn't doing this making it seem like she doesn't keep her promises?”

“We already have the information, so keeping them is useless, and their noise is grating,” Lu Ye explained calmly, though he was actually calming his mind to check his battlefield imprint.

The combat merit entry in his battlefield imprint clearly displayed: 29,718 points!

A combat merit count worth nearly two golden spirit tokens!

Upon entering the Dragon Ascension Realm secret realm, Lu Ye was full of anticipation. Having experienced the Myriad Beasts Domain secret realm previously, he knew that in secret realms based on an entire realm, it was highly likely to acquire combat merits.

He had gained a vast amount of combat merit in the Tianyuan City secret realm last time, but before it even warmed up, he exchanged it all for Soul Water.

It was a worthwhile trade, after all, as combat merits could always be acquired through other channels, but Soul Water could only be obtained from Tianyuan City.

It was precisely because of his gains in Tianyuan City that he could unreservedly challenge the Hundred Array Pagoda, leading to even more rewards.

Yet, there was still some regret, as for him, the most urgent matter at hand was to use combat merits to exchange for spirit tokens to raise his cultivation.

Only then would he have enough self-preservation ability on the Cloud River battlefield.

He had thought the Dragon Ascension Realm would be an opportunity.

However, Lu Ye was greatly disappointed. He had killed several people, but not only did he gain no combat merits, he didn't even gain a single point of contribution.

But surprises always come unexpectedly.

When the Blood Tribe launched a powerful invasion and attacked the Medicine Valley, he commanded the core of the great formation, coordinating with Dragon Ascension cultivators to slay enemies. While gaining fame in that battle, he also acquired a large amount of combat merit!

In the Battle of Medicine Valley, no Blood Tribe member died directly by Lu Ye's hand. They were mostly slain by Dragon Ascension cultivators with Lu Ye's coordination.

Even so, his contributions to the Battle of Medicine Valley were undeniable. Lu Ye guessed this was the source of his substantial combat merits.

The methods for acquiring combat merits and contribution points were somewhat different.

Contribution points could only be obtained by killing enemies; the amount depended on the type of enemy slain.

However, combat merits didn't necessarily require personally killing enemies. Contributing a certain amount of effort in a battle could also yield combat merits, as the Heavenly Mechanism had its own judging standards.

In the Battle of Medicine Valley, even though Lu Ye didn't personally slay any Blood Tribe members, his tremendous contributions to the victory allowed him to acquire a large amount of combat merit.

He vaguely remembered that after the Tianyuan City secret realm, he only had 836 combat merit points left. Now, he had nearly 30,000 points, showcasing the abundant gains from the Battle of Medicine Valley.

For Lu Ye, the Blood Tribe equated to combat merits. Now that there was an easy way to acquire them, why would he hesitate or show mercy?

Even mosquito meat is still meat. Besides, four Blood Tribe members brought him nearly 200 combat merit points, worth one white spirit token.

As he was checking, a message suddenly appeared in his battlefield imprint. Lu Ye quickly looked it up, then immediately grabbed the Little Medic Immortal's arm and dashed towards the thatched hut: “Liuli's illness has flared up again!”

The anomaly in the Heavenly Chasm and the arrival of Blood Tribe reinforcements had once again manifested on Ye Liuli's physical body!

They quickly reached the thatched hut. The Little Medic Immortal stepped forward to treat her, expending considerable effort to stabilize Ye Liuli's condition.

Stepping out of the hut, she saw Lu Ye gazing intently at the Heavenly Chasm on the horizon, his expression focused. She asked, “What are you thinking about?”

Lu Ye slowly said, “Torn clothes can be mended, but if the sky is torn, how do you mend it?”

Though it was a question, Lu Ye already had the answer in his heart.

From all indications, to completely eradicate Ye Liuli's affliction, the Heavenly Chasm would have to be entirely eliminated.

The formation of the Heavenly Chasm was directly linked to the Blood Realm's adherence. Therefore, to mend the sky, the Blood Realm would have to retreat in the face of difficulty and willingly disengage from the Dragon Ascension Realm.

That way, without the Blood Realm's attachment and suction, the Heavenly Chasm would naturally be able to slowly self-repair.

He realized that achieving this would require a prerequisite.

Repelling the invading Blood Tribe! Making sure the Blood Tribe dared not invade the Dragon Ascension Realm through the Heavenly Chasm again.

By this point, Lu Ye vaguely sensed that his ultimate goal in this Dragon Ascension Realm secret realm journey was singular.

Mending the Sky!

If he could accomplish this, he would undoubtedly gain even more combat merits than from the Battle of Medicine Valley.

He probably understood why the entrance to this secret realm was a damaged teleportation array.

That entrance was clearly a test.

Only by repairing that damaged teleportation array would one be qualified to enter this secret realm and qualified to implement the grand plan of mending the sky.

He had a vague plan in mind, but to implement it, he would need to leverage various forces.

What made him fortunate was that the Dragon Ascension cultivation world, when faced with such a calamity, was able to react swiftly and unite, which was inseparable from the long-standing heritage of the three dominant sects.

Furthermore, Huang Liang and the others had been extremely friendly towards him these past few days, which implicitly removed many obstacles from his plan.

News of the Blood Tribe and the Blood Realm was still fermenting among Dragon Ascension cultivators, and more detailed, more terrifying information was being disseminated from the three dominant sects.

This time, Tang San had a precise grasp of time, position, and distance.

He clearly knew that even with his Tang Sect absolute techniques and third-tier Xuan Tian skill cultivation, wolf demons were naturally gifted and physically powerful. In a direct confrontation, he might not be their match. Especially since he was young and lacked sufficient vitality, he definitely couldn't fight for long. If it weren't for the transformed human killing a wolf demon, he might not have even acted against two third-tier wolf demons; his own life was the most important.

However, once he made his move, it had to hit its target.

The wolf demon was in an extreme rage at this moment, so it wasn't until Tang San's palm had already struck the side of its eye that it realized what was happening. It violently twisted its head, its fangs lunging straight for Tang San.

Tang San's other hand, however, grabbed its clothes at that moment. Utilizing his slender build, he pulled on the wolf's fur, changing his direction. He flipped almost directly against the third-tier wolf demon's chest, instantly moving to its other side.

With his right index and middle fingers formed into a sword-finger, he activated Xuan Yu Hand, causing his two fingers to shimmer with a pure white jade color. He stabbed like lightning towards the wolf demon's eyes as it turned its head back.

Thud! The slender fingers almost instantly plunged into warm flesh. In terms of physical strength, Tang San was certainly far inferior to this third-tier wolf demon, but once he struck a vital point with equivalent energy, there was no room for luck.

Xuan Tian Skill, infused by Xuan Yu Hand, almost spun as it plunged into the wolf demon's brain. As a result, the wolf demon's other eye also burst open instantly, its brain having been churned into a paste. Its roar abruptly ceased as if choked, and its strong body consequently fell to the ground.

Tang San pushed off its body with the tip of his foot, flipping over and landing a distance away.

This attack achieved such results largely thanks to his rich combat experience from his previous life. The child's slender body and the darkness provided the best cover, coupled with the third-tier wolf demon being in a furious rage, which dulled its perception.

In a direct confrontation, Tang San's Xuan Yu Hand might not even be able to break through the wolf demon's thick hide. However, the eyes were the most vulnerable spot; piercing an eye and injecting Xuan Tian Skill energy meant certain death.

With both feet on the ground, the third-tier wolf demon on the other side was also motionless. Only then did Tang San breathe a sigh of relief. He didn't rush to check on the human but quickly lay on the ground, pressing his ear to the earth to listen for any signs of pursuers.

With his current strength, a direct confrontation with a third-tier wolf demon was very difficult. No matter how good his technique, his young body was too frail. If he were hit even once by the wolf demon, it would likely be fatal. The seemingly simple attack just now was actually executed with his full strength, raising his mental will to the highest degree.

There were no other movements around, indicating that only two third-tier wolf demons had been pursuing the human who could transform. This also relieved Tang San; otherwise, he would have had no choice but to flee.

Only then did he walk towards the human, maintaining his vigilance.

When he approached the person, he immediately noticed that the fur that had grown on the person's body had disappeared. This caused Tang San's heartbeat to quicken slightly.

Given his young age and having no relation to the transformed human, the safest course of action earlier would have been to not intervene and wait for the wolf demons to leave. Yet, he still chose to act. One reason was that the pursued individual was human. Another important reason was the transformation he had just witnessed.

In Tang San's original Douluo Continent world, there were Soul Masters with beast martial spirits who possessed similar abilities. They could also continuously grow and become powerful by cultivating their beast martial spirits.

If similar abilities existed in this world, learning them would naturally greatly benefit his own strength and make it easier for him to integrate into this world!