Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1828 - 1826: Sealing
The chaotic battlefield shook incessantly.
The death of a Sun Blaze level cultivator profoundly shook both sides; the Blood Race never anticipated that one of their Sun Blaze cultivators would fall this quickly. This seemed impossible to them, because once their Blood Sea Technique took form, they could undeniably hold the geographical advantage unless there was an overwhelming difference in strength. Otherwise, death was impossible.
Yet now, the impossible had happened, leaving the Blood Race Sun Blaze cultivators utterly perplexed.
The unknown is the greatest fear, so after a brief hesitation, the Blood Race Sun Blaze cultivators began to retreat!
When the Blood Race launched their attack, they were unreasonable and domineering. Now their retreat was swift and decisive. Before they understood why their Sun Blaze died suddenly, they dared not linger here.
Especially given the current comparison between the two sides at the Sun Blaze level, the Blood Race could no longer hold an advantage, making retreat undoubtedly the safest course.
While reluctant to admit it, there was no doubt their assault on Mount Fangcun had failed; they could only leave now to preserve strength for future plans.
With the Sun Blaze cultivators retreating, other Blood Race cultivators dared not stay longer, activating blood lights and fleeing beyond the domain.
Lu Ye transformed into a mass of blood light preparing to aid the nearest Sun Blaze battlefield, abruptly witnessing this scene, refusing to let it slide.
He now rightfully stood as the master of Mount Fangcun, a second home to him. The Blood Race suddenly came to flaunt their might, and even though they paid the price of a Sun Blaze's life, leaving now required his permission.
Standing firm mid-air, the blood light dissipated, revealing Lu Ye's figure.
In the next instant, he raised his hands as if to clasp them slowly in front of his chest.
Despite holding nothing, Lu Ye's actions were arduous, as though he were elevating a world.
The Southern Region of Mount Fangcun suddenly trembled and hummed, with everyone clearly sensing an unspeakable, unseen force permeating every corner of the world, converging into one place.
The Blood Race Sun Blaze cultivators had no idea what was happening, yet understood disaster was imminent, blood light dazzling, fleeing even faster.
After ten full breaths, Lu Ye's hands suddenly clasped together, his voice ringing with authority: "Seal!"
As he spoke, many Blood Race cultivators about to escape Mount Fangcun seemed to hit an invisible barrier, faces contorting in terror upon discovering they couldn't leave the mountain.
The entire world seemed sealed.
Lu Ye appeared disappointed because the Blood Race Sun Blaze cultivators had fled so quickly, in those ten breaths only two remained, these thanks to the Dwarf Race Sun Blaze madly entangling them. The rest had already escaped Mount Fangcun, vanishing into stellar space.
This was unavoidable; although Lu Ye could leverage the Southern Region's essence, sealing an entire domain for a strategic ambush couldn't be completed instantly. Ultimately, his own power was too weak, making it difficult to bear the burden of channeling the domain's energy. Were he also Sun Blaze, the effect would undoubtedly be stronger.
Luckily, a large number of Blood Race cultivators below Sun Blaze had been intercepted. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
At this moment, those trapped Blood Race cultivators, despite not knowing what's happening, instinctively struck against the seal.
Lu Ye felt the Southern Region's essence depleting at an alarming rate...
At this rate, it wouldn't be long before the region's essence drained completely, reminding him of the previous scene suppressing an Insect Race Sun Blaze in the core world. Though that battle was brief, it greatly depleted the core world's essence.
Considering this, domain essence should not be mobilized lightly unless absolutely necessary, as it depletes quickly, yet recovers slowly.
The previously tense battlefield had now sharply turned.
The Blood Race Sun Blaze's escape had left the remaining cultivators' morale profoundly weakened, trapped in the domain unable to escape, each fighting desperately like trapped beasts.
Xiang Yin and her sister join forces, momentum soaring, passing triumphantly, unleashing a gale of blood rain. Admirably impressed by their prowess, many Moon Jade cultivators of the Dwarf Race followed, quickly forming a slaughter squad led by Xiang Yin and her sister.
At the Sun Blaze level, the two trapped Blood Race Sun Blaze cultivators faced misfortune.
Currently, the Dwarf Race's Sun Blaze: four in the Southern Region, two in the East and West, totaled eight against their two. Even with Blood Sea advantage, they were struck dizzy.
In mere moments, the vast Blood Sea was reduced to bones by countless attacks, shell skeletal and empty.
Blood Race cultivators aiding them in the Blood Sea were all slain, leaving only the two trapped to fight desperately, destined to die!
With the situation settled, Lu Ye then released the domain's seal, sensing the depletion of essence, feeling mournful.
At that very moment, a heartrending scream echoed, followed by weakening Sun Blaze aura, marking another Blood Race Sun Blaze's death amidst the encirclement.
The two races were longtime enemies, and the Insect Race Sun Blazes naturally showed no mercy.
The remaining one wasn't far from death.
At this moment, besieging this Sun Blaze were the two from the East, along with Senior Brother Yuk and another Insect Race Sun Blaze unknown to Lu Ye; four against one, it was absolute suppression.
Watching the Blood Race Sun Blaze, who was still fighting back desperately despite being at a disadvantage, Lu Ye felt a stir in his heart and quickly shouted, "Spare his life!"
As he spoke, he flashed toward the battlefield.
Moments later, the dilapidated Blood Race Sun Blaze lay panting on the ground, completely at the mercy of others, surrounded by a circle of eight Insect Race Sun Blazes, eyeing him fiercely.
This Sun Blaze had lost all power to resist, not only because he had almost exhausted his own strength, but also because he had been hit by several of the Insect Race's spirit prohibition talismans. It could be said that his life and death were entirely in the hands of the Insect Race.
His face was filled with reluctance, yet he was helpless, and there was a bit of doubt in his heart because he didn't know why the Insect Race wanted to spare his life.
Though unknown to the reasons, it was better to live wretchedly than to die well. As long as he was alive, there was still a sliver of hope.
"This must be Junior Brother Lu Ye, is it not?" The oldest, white-haired Senior Brother Yuk looked at Lu Ye, nodding in relief.
To these Sun Blazes, Lu Ye was not unfamiliar. After all, when the Sun Blazes from various regions communicated through psyche projection in the past, he was the subject of discussion.
Everyone knew that Lu Ye had already refined the Core Origin and was the rightful master of Mount Fangcun, and also a descendant of the Dao Tree lineage.
Senior Brother Yuk knew Lu Ye, but Lu Ye did not know him.
Su Yuqing timely introduced, "This is Senior Brother Yuk Qinglou from the Southern Region."
"I've seen Senior Brother Yuk!" Lu Ye quickly saluted.
Beside Yuk Qinglou, a beefy guy nodded slightly to Lu Ye, introducing himself, "Southern Region, Wuh Ji!"
"Senior Brother Wuh." Lu Ye saluted once more.
Then, Lu Ye proceeded to greet a few other unfamiliar Sun Blazes. Apart from Yuk Qinglou and Wuh Ji, there were two other Sun Blazes, Xsu Pu and Xia Yingyue, from the Southern Region, while two from the Western Region included Zhang Kun, who had once escorted him to the Illusory Blood Devil's Eye Marvel, and Weng Xiong.
Whether acquainted or not, the Sun Blazes were all friendly towards Lu Ye. Firstly, because Lu Ye truly rendered great service to Mount Fangcun, and secondly due to Su Yuqing's influence. In the eyes of the Sun Blazes, regardless of his young age, Lu Ye was a Junior Brother within the family. There were bound to be many interactions in the future, especially after the three parts of Mount Fangcun integrated, where they'd often meet.
Age was not an issue; as a descendant of the Dao Tree lineage, as long as he didn't stray onto a wrong path, his future achievements shouldn't be lacking.
"Did Junior Brother just mobilize the domain power of the Southern Region?" After getting acquainted, Yuk Qinglou inquired.
Although he wasn't the World Lord and couldn't arbitrarily mobilize the domain power to fend off the enemy, the Insect Race was nurtured by Mount Fangcun, thus naturally had such perception.
"Yes," Lu Ye nodded.
"Well done," Yuk Qinglou praised, "Unfortunately, the Blood Race fled too quickly, and not all could be retained."
Hearing these words, the Blood Race Sun Blaze, who had already lost his strength to resist, finally understood what had just happened and looked at Lu Ye in stunned disbelief.
With ample experience and insight, he naturally knew what it meant to be able to mobilize the domain power of a world; his heart bled anew...
In a domain with a World Lord present, invading to battle was akin to courting death. He only found solace in Lu Ye's cultivation not being high, otherwise, none of the earlier Blood Race cultivators could have escaped!
"What does Junior Brother want by sparing his life?" Xia Yingyue seemed like a woman with a somewhat bad temper, possibly due to the earlier confrontation, as her brow was knit with murderous intent, glaring loathingly at the Blood Race Sun Blaze. "The Blood Race is treacherous, just kill him directly!"
Lu Ye looked at her, "Senior Sister Xia, please calm down. I want to spare his life to attempt something; if successful, it would greatly benefit Mount Fangcun. Even if unsuccessful, there's nothing to lose. By then, this Blood Race will be at Senior Sister's disposal."
Xia Yingyue looked over in confusion, "What attempt?"
Su Yuqing faintly guessed and immediately used Mental Consciousness audio transmission to explain to the Sun Blazes present. Upon learning the reason, the Sun Blazes were astonished and curiously gazed at Lu Ye.
Under the gaze of the crowd, Lu Ye leisurely approached the Blood Race Sun Blaze, pinching his fingers to present a drop of treasure blood at his fingertips, looking at him coolly, "Refine it!"
Initially, the Blood Race Sun Blaze looked indifferently at Lu Ye; having fallen to this state, his life and death rested on others' whims, and he had nothing to worry about. He only regretted being unable to relay the information that there was already a World Lord in Mount Fangcun to his kin.
But upon seeing this drop of treasure blood and sensing the powerful saintliness contained within it, the Blood Race Sun Blaze's eyes widened in disbelief at the treasure blood, then looked up at Lu Ye, "Are you a Saintly Venerable of our race?"
