Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1512 - 1510: Soul Possession

The cultivation levels of the Spore Race and Wood Spirits vary greatly. Initially, Lu Ye encountered mostly Cloud River and True Lake standards until he ventured dozens of miles into the spore cloud and met the Divine Sea Realm Spore Race and Wood Spirits.

This was clearly the arrangement of both races, with those of higher cultivation levels at the front and those with lower levels at the back.

Further ahead, there were Spore Race and Wood Spirits in the Constellation Realm. This was already considered the front line of the battlefield, where not only the spore cloud existed but also an immense blood-colored sea, like a Blood Sea, enveloping the entire spore cloud.

Blood Race!

The race invading the Blue Jade World, notorious in this stellar space like the Insect Race, was the Blood Race.

The Blood Sea surged; it was clearly not a technique that any single member of the Blood Race could execute. Like the methods of the Spore Race, the Blood Race could also unite their clan's strength to form a tower from grains of sand, turning weakness into strength.

It was a confrontation of titans, with the boundless Blood Sea surging around the spore cloud, constantly dragging spores into its depths.

However, the spores drawn into the Blood Sea did not simply vanish. Though most were obliterated by the Blood Sea, some quietly exerted strange effects.

So when Lu Ye arrived at this position, he witnessed the clash between the spore cloud and the Blood Sea, resembling two massive ferocious beasts devouring each other.

After observing silently for a while, Lu Ye noticed the spore cloud was clearly at a disadvantage. If the situation continued to develop as it was, the defensive depth of dozens of miles would likely be entirely consumed within one or two months.

While he observed quietly, not far off, Lih Shang gazed at Lu Ye with a complex expression.

She had been discovered and captured in some star system by a powerful figure, then transported to the All Phenomena Ocean for auction, ultimately falling into Lu Ye's hands.

Originally, she didn't pay much attention to this human. Both were in the Late Stage of the Constellation Realm, and she believed with her strength she could easily escape, especially since most cultivators were unaware of the Soul Race's methods.

But after a bout of fighting, she realized she had underestimated. In Lu Ye's Divine Sea, unbelievably, there was a battleship-like presence, leaving her with almost no chance to counterattack, forcing her to abandon her original plans.

Recently, although Lu Ye didn't mistreat her and even showed sincerity in gaining her trust, Lih Shang would never easily trust him. From start to finish, she decided to disregard whatever Lu Ye said as mere noise, because a rare race like the Soul Race had great allure for other races. Whoever acquired one would try to make them loyal.

She had heard of human cunning, so under no circumstances would she believe a word Lu Ye said, which was why she never engaged in any communication with him, knowing humans excelled at using words to sway minds—something she needed to guard against.

Only after going to the Merfolk Territory and meeting a group of merfolk...

Lih Shang couldn't believe those rare merfolk got along so well with Lu Ye, nor did Lu Ye ever show any covetousness toward them.

This made her slightly wonder if she was judging him wrongly with suspicion.

Recently, she was contemplating whether to talk with Lu Ye and inquire about his friends who had lost their physical bodies, but she hadn't made a decision yet.

Suddenly, summoned by the Reincarnation Tree, she encountered the most renowned stellar space supreme treasure, leaving her utterly speechless with shock.

She had long heard that the Reincarnation Tree bestowed marks on certain cultivators—a rarity seen once in hundreds or thousands of years, granted only to the most favored cultivators.

Some powerful figures even did statistics showing that nine out of ten cultivators marked by the Reincarnation Tree had the chance of advancing to Sun Blaze.

Those without a chance for advancement usually met untimely deaths rather than lacking aptitude.

Lih Shang hadn't expected that the human who bought her at auction had once been marked by the Reincarnation Tree, implying he possessed the aptitude for Sun Blaze.

Thinking about her time with him, witnessing various mystical phenomena, Lih Shang realized she underestimated him.

Such a person would surely become an Overlord someday.

Additionally, being favored by the Reincarnation Tree implies good character, as the stellar space supreme treasure would never mark people of inferior character.

Only at this moment did Lih Shang change her view of Lu Ye, secretly deciding to find an opportunity to have a proper discussion with him after this incident.

While observing, Lu Ye suddenly turned to look in her direction: "Can you sneak in without being noticed?"

Lih Shang didn't know his intention but responded honestly, "I can!"

The methods of the Soul Race are incomprehensible to other races, so sneaking into the Blood Sea posed no difficulty.

Lu Ye nodded, then looked at the Spore Race Constellation next to him, who was driving the spore cloud against the Blood Sea: "Would you mind creating a big commotion, Fellow Daoist!"

The Spore Race Constellation was puzzled: "What are you intending, Fellow Daoist?"

Lu Ye calmly said, "I want to go in, but I don't want to be discovered by them."

The Spore Race Constellation furrowed their brow, "That might be a bit difficult." Currently, there's a Blood Race Constellation opposing with a Blood Sea. Within the Blood Sea, the Blood Race's perception is incredibly sharp, any intrusion would inevitably be detected.

Just as Lu Ye was about to say he had his own methods, Lih Shang appeared proactively and enveloped Lu Ye with outstretched arms.

Lu Ye couldn't help but be taken aback for a moment, but quickly sensed joy in his eyes.

Not understanding what this woman from the Soul Race was thinking, this time she was so cooperative.

Without resisting, Lih Shang flung herself into Lu Ye's body and disappeared instantly, but Lu Ye clearly felt a peculiar energy envelop his body, making him feel ethereal. This ethereality was even more exquisite than when he activated his Concealment and Breath-concealing Spirit Runes.

Not only that, when Lih Shang merged completely with him, Lu Ye clearly sensed a significant enhancement in his strength.

This is undoubtedly a unique method belonging to the Soul Race.

Soul Possession!

The reason the Soul Race is envied by others is because of this unique racial talent. They can attach to any living being, enhancing the strength of the possessed and can even manifest some unique abilities of the Soul Race.

If not, at the auction, Lih Shang wouldn't have been priced so high, and the people from Room A-6 would not have gone all out, bidding over thirty million spirit jade.

It's fair to say that if a Soul Race member with similar cultivation is nearby, anyone's survival and strength can be significantly enhanced.

Feeling the noticeable increase in strength, Lu Ye had a vague sensation that even if a newly advanced Moon Jade stood before him, he might well have a chance to cut them down!

The moment Lih Shang possesses Lu Ye, the Spore Race Constellation loses sight of Lu Ye in their vision and immediately understands Lu Ye's confidence. With such a miraculous method, indeed one could easily infiltrate the Blood Sea undetected, immediately saying in a solemn voice, "Please be extremely careful, Fellow Daoist!"

As those words fell, the spore cloud in front of him suddenly became incomparably violent, switching from defense to offense, rushing madly towards the Blood Sea ahead. As the chaos erupted, Lu Ye had already seized the opportunity to dart forward, quickly plunging into the Blood Sea.

Under normal circumstances, even if Lu Ye constructed Concealment and Breath-concealing Spirit Runes himself, infiltrating in this manner would pose certain risks, potentially being detected by the Blood Race Constellation. But at this moment, the Blood Race Constellation was distracted, focused on countering the spore cloud's assault, leaving them with no spare attention to focus elsewhere.

Coupled with the unique methods of the Soul Race, by the time the Spore Race Constellation ceased its actions, Lu Ye had effortlessly infiltrated the Blood Sea.

Within the Blood Sea, Blood Race members were everywhere, not just a single Constellation.

To Lu Ye's surprise, the Blood Race comprised not only of Constellations but also of Divine Sea and True Lake members, though he didn't see any Cloud River Realm members, likely because the Cloud River's strength was too weak, rendering them ineffective in this level of war.

Those Divine Sea and True Lake Blood Race members didn't need to do much else, merely activating their Blood River Technique, seamlessly joining the effort. The true activation of the Blood Sea's power lay with those Blood Race Constellations.

Lu Ye was suddenly enlightened, realizing the absurdly large scale of the Blood Sea was indeed the result of pooling the power of numerous Blood Race members.

Close by was the Blood Race Constellation battling with the Spore Race Constellation, their cultivation quite admirable, at a Constellation Mid-Stage level. However, should Lu Ye wish, he could fully attempt to assassinate them.

Lu Ye wasn't in a hurry to do so; he needed to understand how many Blood Race Constellations were within the Blood Sea!

He harbored immense hatred for this race, and given the opportunity, he naturally desired to eliminate them all.

Roaming within the Blood Sea, he probed the distribution of Blood Race powers.

It took him the better part of a day to finally comprehend that there were quite a few Blood Race Constellations, over fifty, with countless Divine Sea and True Lake members, numbering in the thousands at least.

Lu Ye couldn't help but feel a headache. Those Divine Sea and True Lake members could be ignored for now since they lacked Constellation-level strength and couldn't leave this domain. Once the Blood Race Constellations were dealt with, they were nothing more than lambs to the slaughter. But over fifty Constellations, spread across different areas, even if he struck quickly, it'd be impossible to eliminate them all.

Even deploying a doppelganger wouldn't work.

Unless he could set up a trap array encompassing the entire battlefield, preventing their escape, but the Blood Race aren't fools. How could they allow such preparations, and to arrange such a large-scale array, Lu Ye himself couldn't realistically do it in less than one to two months.

He could only aim to kill as many as possible.

Just as Lu Ye was preparing to take action, a voice suddenly reached his ear, "Why hasn't the reinforcements arrived yet? These Spore Race members are unbelievably troublesome!"

Another voice responded from not far away, "It's been confirmed, the reinforcements will arrive in three days!"

The previous voice, icy and harsh, said, "Then let them survive just three more days!"

With the Blood Race's current power, they could take down the Blue Jade World, albeit with more time. But reinforcements would greatly accelerate the takeover process of the Blue Jade World.