Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1831 - 1829: Blood Termination Blocks the Way
Within the Southern Region of Mount Fangcun, sudden changes arose, with the Sun Blaze cultivators investigating one after another, and Lu Ye being the first to perceive something.
What puzzled him was that he clearly sensed that now the Southern Region of Mount Fangcun seemed to encounter some formidable resistance, as the speed at which it traversed the stellar space due to the core's pull was rapidly decreasing under the influence of that resistance. But where did this resistance come from?
His Mental Consciousness drifted out, peering toward the domain's exterior with a grand view, a convenience only the World Lord could possess. Otherwise, even for Sun Blaze cultivators like Chen Xuanhai, probing the outside of the domain would require them to leap out.
Quickly, Lu Ye's Mental Consciousness was drawn to a scene ahead.
Directly in front of the advancing Mount Fangcun, there stood a massive and peculiar high mountain, comprising six spirit mountaintops of varying heights, with the middle one being the tallest and decreasing in height alternately on each side. Over the six grand spirit mountaintops, a faint blood-colored glow lingered, emerging with a crimson hue.
Looking more closely, the high mountain with the six spirit mountaintops resembled a gigantic hand raised toward Mount Fangcun, with the towering six spirit mountaintops appearing as the six fingers of that giant hand!
Behind the towering hand-shaped mountain was a somewhat curved, roughly crescent-shaped massive terrestrial land, with a strong domain aura overwhelming the senses.
Lu Ye instantly understood what this was.
One of the Blood Race's foundational domains—Blood Termination World!
This domain was formed from a part of the Blood Ancestor's corpse after its death; the Blood Refinement World contained the torso without limbs and a head, while the Blood Termination World was a single arm, hence its peculiar shape.
But... something seemed amiss.
Lu Ye transmitted audio: "Senior Brother, can you confirm that the Blood Termination World is not on the route of Mount Fangcun?"
During the meeting a few days ago, Chen Xuanhai mentioned this matter, and at that time, Yuk Qinglou affirmed that according to their calculations, Mount Fangcun's route would be more than ten days away from the Blood Termination World.
This was clearly inconsistent with what Lu Ye presently saw.
Yuk Qinglou quickly replied, confirming their previous calculations were correct.
Lu Ye steadied himself and spoke: "Senior Brother, the Blood Termination World is now directly in front of Mount Fangcun, blocking its path forward, and the anomaly with Mount Fangcun is related to this domain."
"How can that be?" Yuk Qinglou was shocked and immediately said, "I'll go have a look."
With these words, he swiftly ascended.
Lu Ye cautioned him: "Senior Brother, be careful."
Although he didn't sense a significant threat from the Blood Termination World at the moment, nor did he see any Blood Race cultivators, the situation was strange, and caution was necessary.
Yuk Qinglou quickly scouted beyond the domain to investigate. Upon observing the situation ahead, he was utterly stunned.
Returning moments later, he informed the Sun Blaze cultivators of what he saw, leaving them all astonished.
Their Insights rapidly exchanged among the Sun Blaze cultivators.
Yuk Qinglou said: "Our calculations couldn't be wrong, yet now the Blood Termination World blocks the way ahead, and a peculiar repelling force pervades the whole Blood Termination World, obstructing Mount Fangcun's advancement."
Chen Xuanhai said: "The impossible occurrence happening means only one explanation..."
Weng Xiong interjected: "The Blood Termination World has been teleported from its original position to here!"
This was indeed what the other Sun Blaze cultivators thought too; otherwise, there was no way to explain the current situation, but teleporting a domain is tremendously difficult, even if the Blood Termination World had a World Lord, accomplishing such a feat wouldn't be easy, let alone in such a short time.
The Blood Termination World likely didn't have a World Lord, for a domain to spawn a World Lord, it must first have an Origin Consciousness. The Blood Termination World was part of the Blood Ancestor's body, and if it truly had an Origin Consciousness, it would just be a remnant of the Blood Ancestor's consciousness.
Just like how the Core World at the time produced consciousness from a single drop of treasure blood, which actually was an extension of the Blood Ancestor's consciousness.
With no World Lord, yet the domain underwent extensive teleportation, inevitably astonishing the Sun Blaze cultivators with a recent rumor.
"The power of the ancestral artifact?" someone speculated.
Other than the miraculous ancestral artifact, no one could fathom how the Blood Race accomplished such a feat.
Lu Ye also thought of this and promptly transmitted audio asking Dhing Beifeng: "Has the Blood Termination World ever been teleported before? Does the ancestral artifact have the power to teleport the Blood Termination World?"
Dhing Beifeng replied bewilderedly: "Little person does not know..."
Lu Ye realized he couldn't count on him, as this fellow didn't even know what the ancestral artifact looked like, let alone anything else. According to him, only the Sun Blaze Saintly Venerables have the privilege of handling the ancestral artifact, and Lu Ye even suspected that not every Blood Race Sun Blaze could come in contact with it; the ancestral artifact was very likely controlled by the strongest Blood Race within the Blood Termination World.
"Junior Brother Lu, what is your strategy for the obstruction blocking the advance of Mount Fangcun?" Xia Yingyue transmitted audio for inquiry, as even someone as powerful as Sun Blaze couldn't intervene in such matters, and perhaps only Lu Ye, the World Lord, could exert some influence.
Lu Ye pondered slightly before speaking, "I can harness the power of our domain to counter it. If we can dismantle that resistance, the road ahead may become smooth!"
The might of the ancestral artifact is unknown. Neither Lu Ye nor the Sun Blaze of the Dwarf Race want our territory to be hindered in this stellar space. So far, the Blood Race hasn't made any other moves, but it's uncertain what might happen if our faction were really left behind.
Thus, this is a treacherous place, better to leave quickly.
"Then let's try!" replied Yuk Qinglou solemnly.
Lu Ye nodded, immediately immersing himself in his mental focus, mobilizing the heritage of our domain to resist the strange power emanating from the Blood Termination World.
The effect was remarkable. The speed of our domain, which had been gradually slowing, picked up again. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
But the good times didn't last long. It seemed that the Blood Termination World perceived the changes from our side, as the strange power surged in magnitude, causing the speed of our domain to decrease once more, almost showing signs of halting. Lu Ye had to increase the engagement of domain power.
Such a tug-of-war lasted for a while, and as the two domains drew closer, Lu Ye suddenly discovered that the entire Blood Termination World was retreating, seemingly maintaining a distance from Mount Fangcun, while simultaneously hindering our advancements.
Lu Ye couldn't help but frown, "Senior Brothers, the situation is dire. This kind of confrontation severely depletes the foundation of our domain, and the other side can also mobilize domain power." During the confrontation with the Blood Termination World, Lu Ye had already gained Insight into the essence of that strange power, surprisingly revealing it to be the heritage of the Blood Termination World's domain.
This has become a clash of the domain heritage between two great worlds, essentially an injury to the enemy that costs oneself greatly too...
If unable to completely shake off the Blood Termination World, this clash would continue indefinitely, eventually exhausting the heritage of Mount Fangcun entirely. Of course, the Blood Termination side wouldn't meet a favorable fate either.
Yet such a result is absolutely unacceptable to the Dwarf Race.
Yuk Qinglou's voice rang out, "If they want to blockade us, let them blockade us, Junior Brother, make our domain halt."
Following his advice, Lu Ye ceased the mobilization of domain power, and the next moment, Mount Fangcun in the southern region jolted vigorously, defiantly halting in the stellar space.
The Blood Termination World, which had been constantly retreating, noticed this, and gradually came to a halt as well.
"Junior Brother Lu, you will sit in command of our domain, act according to the situation. The other junior brothers and sisters, follow me outside to confront the enemy!" With a commanding voice, Yuk Qinglou led the charge outside the domain.
Since it's unsuitable to compete with domain heritage, the victory will be decided directly on the cultivator's level. The Dwarf Race has eight Sun Blaze cultivators, while the Blood Race only has six remaining, numerically favoring our side. Furthermore, regardless of what the ancestral artifact truly is, there must be Blood Race Sun Blaze cultivators activating it now. In other words, our breakout will definitely hold an advantage.
If they can pin down the Blood Race Sun Blaze cultivators, preventing them from activating the might of the ancestral artifact, Lu Ye's side can find an opportunity to break through the blockade of the Blood Termination World and leave directly. This is Yuk Qinglou's plan.
In the blink of an eye, the eight Sun Blaze cultivators exited the domain, transforming into eight streams of light, rapidly approaching the Blood Termination World.
Yuk Qinglou transmitted audio everywhere, "Do not enter the domain, only act outside the domain!"
No matter whether there's a World Lord on the opposite side, they can ultimately mobilize domain power, so rashly entering the domain would be seeking defeat, just like the previous Blood Race invasion of Mount Fangcun, once the domain is sealed, it would be like trapping and beating a dog behind closed doors.
Only acting outside the domain, creating chaos, can provide Lu Ye's side with an opportunity.
All Sun Blaze cultivators received the order, everyone began to activate their mana, preparing for an attack.
But at that moment, the blood light surrounding that colossal sky-reaching hand suddenly became incredibly bright, causing the eight Sun Blaze cultivators of the Dwarf Race to simultaneously feel an icy chill throughout their bodies, an extreme sense of danger lingering in their hearts.
"Be careful!" Chen Xuanhai shouted, without hesitation, immediately sacrificing a protective red talisman.
Not only did he do it, Yuk Qinglou also simultaneously sacrificed a protective red talisman, while others each activated their methods to protect themselves.
The next instant, a loud noise erupted from deep within the soul. Before everyone's eyes, the sky-reaching hand trembled abruptly, followed by radiant blood light emanating from it, transforming into an incomparably large bloody palm seal capable of shrouding a piece of the sky, horizontally thrusting towards the eight Sun Blaze cultivators of the Dwarf Race.
This scene looked extremely shocking, as if a giant was delivering a palm strike to the eight Sun Blaze cultivators of the Dwarf Race. Under this palm strike, the figures of the eight Sun Blaze cultivators seemed insignificant, like ants.
Roars erupted, the Sun Blaze cultivators fiercely resisted.
The light from the two protective red talismans shattered first, followed closely by eight figures darting into the sky like eight kite papers upon being struck by the bloody palm seal, bleeding profusely!
"Retreat!" Yuk Qinglou's face turned pale, shouting sharply.
As fast as the eight figures had advanced, they returned at an equally rapid pace.
Inside the territory of Mount Fangcun, Lu Ye watched this scene from afar, feeling an internal shock. He finally understood why, years ago, several major worlds had teamed up, deploying over twenty Sun Blaze cultivators yet couldn't capture the Blood Termination World.
For such a terrifying offensive, even twenty Sun Blaze cultivators would be insufficient, let alone fifty.
The Blood Race can rely on the power of the ancestral artifact to teleport the Blood Termination World, and even draw from its domain heritage as a power source, to inspire such terrifying offensives. As long as the ancestral artifact remains intact, then the Blood Termination World cannot ever be captured.
In contrast, Lu Ye, as the World Lord, has very limited capabilities. His powers are confined within the domain and cannot extend the heritage of his domain beyond its boundaries.
