Sage of Humanity-Chapter 635 - 633: Could There Be an Accomplice?

Amidst the emerald poison fog, Wei Zhong looked down at his chest, where a faint scar had unexpectedly appeared—a fatal wound!

For his heart had been pierced through.

In the final moments of his life, Wei Zhong felt the weak and faltering beats of his shattered heart, and as his strength drained from his body, he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

He had not expected Lu Ye to possess something in his hands that could take his life in a single strike! Even though his strength had diminished, he was still a robust physique cultivator, so how could he be so vulnerable?

What he didn't know was that the exotic treasure summoned by Lu Ye's hand was capable of instantly piercing through even Giant Armor's defense.

This treasure was the very broken arrow that Wei Que had once used!

Though Giant Armor was now only of Level 5 cultivation, both his physique and defensive strength were not inferior to the Level 9 Wei Zhong; if the broken arrow could break through Giant Armor's defense, it could naturally break through his as well.

Moreover, Lu Ye had taken him by surprise, so such an outcome was to be expected.

However, the broken arrow was indeed powerful, but its only flaw was that it consumed too much spirit force.

Fortunately, Lu Ye had a spirit energy-storing ring on his hand, which after such a long time, had already been filled with stored spirit force. After using the broken arrow treasure, Lu Ye clearly felt the spirit force inside the ring disappear by more than half.

In other words, even with the backup of the spirit force stored in the ring, he could only unleash the power of the broken arrow once in a short period of time. To trigger it a second time, he would need to completely exhaust the remaining spirit force in the ring, in addition to consuming some of his own spirit force.

Aside from the high consumption, the biggest issue with the broken arrow was the number of times it could be used.

The functions of exotic treasures are varied, but without exception, all have a limit on the number of uses, and most are consumable items meant for one-time use.

The tracking disc is like this, the Golden Body Token is like this, and the Deathmatch Arena is like this as well.

Although the broken arrow is not a one-time consumable, the number of times it could be used would not be many. When Lu Ye first acquired it, there was already a crack on it. Now that it had been used once, the crack had noticeably enlarged. If Lu Ye had time to observe, he would surely notice that the broken arrow could only be used one more time.

But at this moment, he didn't have the time to inspect the condition of this exotic treasure. After killing Wei Zhong, under his control, the broken arrow flew back to his hand.

Though he now held a large advantage, with many low-level cultivators merely lambs awaiting slaughter, there were still a few who could resist. Decimating a Level 9 physique cultivator with the force of a thunderbolt was enough to hold immense deterrence against a few powerful individuals and facilitate his actions thereafter.

Therefore, he would not use the broken arrow again unless absolutely necessary.

Indeed, the very instant Wei Zhong made his move, Song Zhui, Ning Zizai, and a few other Level 9 cultivators sensed something was amiss and swiftly moved to support. However, in the next moment, Wei Zhong collapsed to the ground, his life force vanishing.

Under the cover of the poison fog, they could not clearly see what had exactly happened, but their senses perceived the disappearance of Wei Zhong's presence, undoubtedly causing great shock among the Level 9 cultivators.

All of them turned pale, halting their movements abruptly. Song Zhui tentatively called out in a low voice, "Brother Wei?"

There was no response!

Swallowing hard, Song Zhui realized… the situation was growing increasingly dire.

He had not expected that Lu Ye could even kill Wei Zhong! Even though the poison fog had impacted Wei Zhong, diminishing his full strength, he was still a robust physique cultivator...

Actually, before this, Song Zhui had been calm. Although the current situation was bad and Lu Ye was persistently hunting throughout the area, the sheer number of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators and the presence of several Level 9 cultivators had always led him to believe that Lu Ye could not possibly escape alive from this place—unless Lu Ye could kill all of them.

But when Wei Zhong died, his certainty wavered.

If even Wei Zhong could not withstand Lu Ye's attack, could they withstand it?

"Let's go!" Song Zhui shouted, leading his fellow disciples towards the direction they had come from. The low-cultivation Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators were unreliable. They could only clear the collapsed mines themselves and hurry away from this place.

Sudden screams came from behind, seemingly Junior Brother Yan's voice... Song Zhui dared not look back, knowing that even if he did, he would not discern anything.

Upon reaching the mouth of the mine, Song Zhui realized—many shared his thoughts. By then, numerous cultivators had already struggled to arrive at the collapsed mine, attempting in various ways to clear the rubble. However, the crowd was congested with everyone fleeing, lacking effective organization. Little of the mine was cleared; instead, many Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators were attacking each other, rushing desperately into the mine.

Amidst the poison fog, Lu Ye was still hunting.

His blood robe, which had already dried, became sticky and damp again.

The cries of shock and agony from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators came from various directions... a significant portion of the cultivators died from their own mistakes.

At this time, outside the mine entrance, some Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators, who had heard the news and came later due to delayed information and in smaller numbers, gathered.

By the time they arrived, most of the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators had already entered the mine. Under the actions of Yiyi, the mine had collapsed for about two miles.

Now, these cultivators stood at the entrance of the mine, listening intently, their expressions changing.

The hearing of Cloud River Realm cultivators was quite keen, especially in an environment like a mine where slight noises could often be magnified. Thus, even through a distance of several miles, they could faintly hear some unusual noises.

"How come there are quite a few screams coming from inside?" One cultivator wondered if he had misheard, "Did you hear it too?"

Two thousand cultivators from the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge surged in to ambush Lu Yiye; the battle should have ended quickly, so why were there ongoing screams coming from within?

Judging from these noises alone, it seemed as though a fierce battle was erupting inside?

"Indeed, there are screams," someone nodded in agreement, indicating that they had heard them too, and speculated, "Could it be that Lu Yiye had some reinforcements hidden inside?"

If that were the case, then those screams would likely be coming from Lu Yiye and his helpers, who were undoubtedly being besieged by the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators at this moment.

Senior Brother Qin's team was also at the entrance, listening intently; all had serious expressions as they looked at each other.

Whether Lu Yiye had help inside, they did not know; all they knew was that this situation was completely different from what they had expected. Combined with the earlier warning from Spectral Shadow, each of them felt a heavy weight on their hearts as if something very bad was happening.

The unthinkable thoughts that sprang to mind were quickly quashed by the group, instinctively feeling that such things could not be happening.

But what if... it really was happening?

That would undoubtedly correspond with Spectral Shadow's warning, and they had saved themselves by not rushing in with the flow.

Just then, two streaks of light rapidly approached from not far away, their formidable aura unmistakably that of Level 9 cultivators.

They landed directly at the entrance, revealing themselves to be two men.

If Lu Ye had been there, he would have recognized these two as Xia Liang and Tan Sheng.

After being killed in the Sacred Universe Spirit Ground at Huo Liaoyuan, these two had left the Great Reversal Valley early, for Xia Liang had deduced that Lu Ye and his companions, facing an insurmountable crisis, would surely use the Heaven's Augury Pillar to flee back to the Nine Provinces, so he did not waste time staying behind.

They had originally planned to wait a month and then, when Lu Ye re-entered the Cloud River battlefield, to find a way to trace his whereabouts.

But to their surprise, the developments were completely different from what Xia Liang had anticipated...

Lu Ye had not fled back to the Nine Provinces; instead, he made a deal with the cultivators of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge attacking the Great Reversal Valley, then hid in the shadows to ambush the invading enemies in the Great Wilderness Mountain.

Eventually, he was exposed here and cornered by the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators in the mine.

Xia Liang and Tan Sheng, having already left this area, had rushed here upon receiving the news and finally arrived.

Sweeping their gazes around, Xia Liang asked, "Is Lu Yiye inside?"

A cultivator nodded, "It's said that he is inside."

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"What's the situation now?"

The cultivator shook his head, "We've just arrived too, so we're not very sure."

"Does anyone have clear information?" Tan Sheng asked from the side.

Senior Brother Qin thought for a moment, stepped forward, and said, "About half a day ago, nearly two thousand Fellow Daoists led by Brother Song Zhui from Yuanhong Hall entered, but for some reason, the mine tunnel suddenly collapsed. Now, people inside are trapped, and those outside can't enter. Moreover... it seems that a fierce battle has erupted inside, and many have died."

As Senior Brother Qin spoke, Xia Liang and Tan Sheng also heard faint screams coming from deep within the mine tunnel.

The two couldn't help but find it strange. Xia Liang frowned and asked, "How many people does Lu Yiye have with him?"

Senior Brother Qin replied, "It's said that he is alone, but whether that's true, I'm not sure."

It was tough to gather any useful information from this side. Xia Liang and Tan Sheng exchanged glances and swiftly entered the mine tunnel.

Seeing this, others hurriedly followed suit.

Only Senior Brother Qin's team remained outside, unmoved.

They had not followed the crowd before, and it was too late to go in now. Plus, with the prior warning from Spectral Shadow and all these changes, they dared not venture too deep rashly.

The main reason they stayed was to find out what the ultimate outcome of this incident would be.

However, in the eyes of Senior Brother Qin and his peers, no matter what the outcome, Lu Ye was doomed; in such a situation, it was impossible for him to survive.

Inside the mine, Xia Liang and Tan Sheng hurried less than two miles when they found the way ahead was indeed blocked. At this point, the cries of agony and shouts of alarm also became clearer.

Something was wrong!

Just from the sounds, the battle inside was evidently intense. If Lu Yiye was alone, he couldn't possibly manage such a feat.

Could it be that guy had many reinforcements hidden inside, and they were now engaged in a relentless battle with the people from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge?