Sage of Humanity-Chapter 608 - 606: Deathmatch Arena

Under the assault of various weapon controls and magic and spells, shedding blood along the way, demon wolves lunged toward the cultivators of Sacred Universe Spirit Ground, leaping high in the air, their sharp fangs and claws flickering with a cold, chilling light.

The cultivators of Sacred Universe Spirit Ground were well-prepared, with physique cultivators and combat cultivators blocking at the front, stopping the charging demon wolves, while magic cultivators and ghost cultivators counterattacked opportunistically.

The howling of wolves and the angry shouts melded into one.

The number of demon wolves was more than double that of the cultivators of Sacred Universe Spirit Ground, but even though they were all Demon Generals, the methods they could employ were not as diverse as those of the cultivators, so the situation reached a deadlock for a while.

The demon wolves couldn’t tear through the cultivators’ organized defensive lines, and the cultivators couldn’t advance any further either.

Standing in the midst of the spirit ground, Lu Ye activated his weapon controls while watching the battlefield, where he saw Giant Armor roaring, drawing the attention of many cultivators. Numerous attacks landed on him, making loud bangs, causing his body’s spirit light to flash wildly, eliciting many exclamations of astonishment from the cultivators, probably because they hadn’t expected someone to have such a formidable physique.

He saw Xia Liang and Tan Sheng among the Sacred Universe Spirit Ground cultivators, constantly making moves. With just the power of the two of them, they fortified their area of defense as solid as a rock.

It was clear they were holding back. If the two at Cloud River Level 9 had gone all out, they would have been able to cause significant trouble for the demon wolves in front of them. Even though the demon wolves were continually repelled, they quickly surged forward again.

It was understandable—so many people from Sacred Universe Spirit Ground had taken action that, if the two of them hadn’t held back their power, how could they snatch victory from the jaws of defeat? This showed that their cooperation with Sacred Universe Spirit Ground was just superficial.

Everything seemed normal, yet everything was so abnormal.

This battle had erupted too abruptly.

If Huo Liaoyuan truly intended to assault the spirit ground, yesterday was the best opportunity, not today.

Yesterday they had lost so many people; the fall of comrades would indeed make many cultivators feel panic and fear but also profoundly motivate their hatred and anger. If Huo Liaoyuan had ordered an assault yesterday, the spirit ground would definitely have been indefensible.

A night’s rest couldn’t give the cultivators of Sacred Universe Spirit Ground much more strength; instead, it left them insecure.

Why would Huo Liaoyuan launch an assault? Just because of his actions last night? Or because he had the support of Xia Liang and Tan Sheng?

Lu Ye was somewhat puzzled.

Although the battle was intense, the casualties were very small, both for the cultivators and the demon wolves.

Because, even though the cultivators of Sacred Universe Spirit Ground had taken the initiative to attack, their posture was defensive. Thus, the casualties naturally weren’t significant.

This was clearly an order issued by Huo Liaoyuan beforehand. Just by looking at the current situation, it seemed as if Sacred Universe Spirit Ground only needed to withstand the counterattack of the demon wolves to win!

This was completely contrary to their all-out assault…

If they really wanted an all-out attack, they should have rushed into the spirit ground without regard for losses, slaughtering every wolf and person they met, turning the Great Reversal Spirit Ground upside down, rather than defending their own camp impenetrably.

Moreover, from the start of the battle, Lu Ye had noticed a force firmly locking onto him.

That was a force from Huo Liaoyuan!

Gazing through the air, with anger burning in his eyes like flames, Huo Liaoyuan bellowed, "Lu Yiye, come here and meet your death!"

He looked completely consumed by hatred.

Lu Ye thought he was full of hot air. He was controlling his own 9th Dao weapon control, and he grabbed an array banner that appeared in his hand.

If it weren’t for the need to control the formation, he would have already charged forward with his sword. Why would he be standing here immobile?

The protective array and trap array within the spirit ground were both broken, and he hadn’t bothered to reset them, for it was pointless. But that didn’t mean there were no other formations left within the spirit ground.

The moment he saw the array banner in Lu Ye’s hand, Huo Liaoyuan’s face changed, and he cried out, "Everyone be careful!"

As he finished speaking, Lu Ye’s array banner swung down fiercely.

A loud boom followed by a burst of fire shot into the sky, screams erupted, and Huo Liaoyuan immediately turned his head to see that the line of his cultivators had been torn open, creating a gap where seven or eight cultivators were blasted gore-covered. Although they were not immediately killed, they were left dazed and in utter disarray.

The demon wolves took advantage of the opening, killing several people instantly.

Another loud boom sounded on the other side, with another formation being triggered, ensnaring several more in its array, bringing them terrible misfortune.

"Quick, block them! Don’t let them break through!"

"Junior Brother Yun!"

"Brother, save me!"

…

The scene was chaotic. The sudden explosions of the two explosion magic arrays had everyone from Sacred Universe Spirit Ground trembling, even though they had already known that an all-out attack would come at a high price. But when that price became visible, it was still so hard to accept.

Claws pierced through chests, fangs tore through flesh, and screams rose one after another.

Fortunately, as Sacred Universe Spirit Ground had always maintained a defensive stance, after a brief period of confusion, the gaps in the defensive line were quickly filled by nearby cultivators, stabilizing once again.

But the dead cultivators could not be brought back to life.

Moreover, the explosions from the two explosion magic arrays left a shadow in everyone’s hearts... Which array would be the next to explode on their side?

What somewhat reassured them was that no more magic arrays erupted.

Although Lu Ye had set up numerous Arrays throughout the spirit ground that could be actively triggered, they were scattered all over, and not many were near the location of the Sacred Universe Spirit Ground cultivators.

He hadn’t triggered them all at once but left a few, so that at the right moment, he could create a greater deterrence.

"Lu Yiye, I’m going to kill you, ah!" Huo Liaoyuan screamed as if he had gone mad.

At the same time, Lu Ye felt that the aura locked onto him had deepened considerably.

"Brother Xia, something’s wrong with Huo Liaoyuan," Tan Sheng said softly while dealing with the demon wolf in front of him.

After all, he was a Cloud River Level 9, and also the leader of this operation, he shouldn’t be breaking down like this...

He should have known that a strong attack would come with huge losses, although the losses on the Sacred Universe Spirit Ground side were there, they actually weren’t heavy.

Huo Liaoyuan’s reaction was obviously somewhat exaggerated.

"So that’s it!" Xia Liang returned a response that was completely irrelevant, with an expression of sudden realization dawning on his face.

Tan Sheng: "?"

Xia Liang said gravely, "It looks like I underestimated Huo Liaoyuan. This time Lu Yiye is surely doomed, what a pity." His regret was not that Lu Ye would die, but that after Lu Ye’s death, he and Tan Sheng could only get 20% of the bounty, each of them getting merely 10%...

No wonder Huo Liaoyuan previously said that their help was just icing on the cake, if Huo Liaoyuan had such an asset, indeed, he and Tan Sheng were just embellishments.

His willingness to share 20% of the bounty was not because of their assistance, but because he couldn’t afford to offend the Mad Saber Sect, and it was difficult for him to monopolize the bounty on Lu Ye, thus using 20% of the bounty to form good relations.

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That said, their exposure had caused Huo Liaoyuan to feel a crisis, or perhaps it was because of Lu Ye’s attack last night, and that’s why he chose to assault the spirit ground today.

"Brother Xia, what are you talking about?" Tan Sheng was utterly confused, wondering how Lu Yiye was surely doomed.

"Just wait and see," Xia Liang did not explain much, as all would soon become apparent, and explaining was just a waste of words. However, he didn’t forget to remind Tan Sheng, "Remember to flee in time later."

Tan Sheng became even more puzzled, but he still suppressed his doubts and silently made his move.

The fierce battle was still in full swing, and although the Sacred Universe Spirit Ground had lost more than ten people due to the explosion of two magic arrays, the remaining cultivators still held the line, not letting the wolf pack break through.

Huo Liaoyuan’s expression became increasingly angry and distorted, and his body erupted with blazing flames, making him look as if he were on fire.

A sense of unease suddenly arose in Lu Ye’s heart...

The aura Huo Liaoyuan had locked onto him with... was unreasonably powerful!

At the beginning of the battle, when this aura had locked onto him, Lu Ye hadn’t cared much, considering that Huo Liaoyuan had suffered a great loss at his hands, and many of his cultivators had died, focusing on him during the battle was only too normal.

But now...

An aura of a Cloud River Level 9 being this powerful? Lu Ye even felt as though some invisible force had bound him, and with each passing moment, that feeling became clearer.

He looked up at Huo Liaoyuan, just in time to meet his gaze.

As their eyes met, Huo Liaoyuan was still shouting loudly, "Lu Yiye, I must kill you!" appearing frantic, yet his eyes were clear.

And from beginning to end, he had just been shouting and had not actively charged forward!

That was bad! A chill ran down Lu Ye’s spine; he was not sure what Huo Liaoyuan was up to, but the one thing he was certain of was that he had fallen into some sort of trick.

Just at this moment, Huo Liaoyuan’s continuous shouting suddenly ceased, and Lu Ye also discovered in horror that he couldn’t move!

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

Huo Liaoyuan smiled, a look of having succeeded in his trick, and gazed over faintly, "Lu Yiye, come and meet your death!"

As he spoke, an object in his hand slowly floated up, radiating brilliant light.

In an instant, everyone on the battlefield turned their attention to that object.

It was a square item, only the size of a child’s palm, with a big character "Death" engraved on one side.

The other side had the character "Fight" engraved as well.

As soon as this object appeared, two rays of light shot out, one landing on Lu Ye and the other on Huo Liaoyuan, binding the two like ropes.

Li Baxian, who was controlling his flying sword to fight, turned pale and cried out in shock, "Fight to the Death Arena!"

As he spoke, 100 flying swords soared, all striking toward the palm-sized Fight to the Death Arena.

Feng Yuechan also changed her expression and intervened to help.

Then no matter whether it was Li Baxian’s flying swords or Feng Yuechan’s magic and spells, they couldn’t damage the Fight to the Death Arena at all, let alone harm the Arena, not even Lu Ye and Huo Liaoyuan, who were bound by the Arena, could be harmed by external forces.