Sage of Humanity

Chapter 1223: Broaden Your Horizons



"Let's go." Yaorao called out, the insect hive in the Fairy Tree World was already destroyed, all that was left was the clean-up. As long as they exterminated the scattered Insect Race within the Tree World, the two of them would have passed this trial.

Overall, it went fairly smoothly.

This was expected, the Reincarnation Tree's trials for prodigies across various domains were never absurdly difficult. They're generally within a range that prodigies could handle, so as long as they didn't mess around, they generally could pass their trials.

Of course, there were unlucky ones who faced accidents, but such people were ultimately the minority.

Strictly speaking, this trial was actually a form of assistance.

When races and groups within various Tree Worlds faced difficulties, they would request help from the Reincarnation Tree, which would arrange for prodigies to come in. It was both a form of assistance, and naturally, the Reincarnation Tree wouldn't make things difficult.

Yaorao had already turned to leave, and Lu Ye stepped forward to follow.

But just moments later, she suddenly turned around, astonished, "Junior Brother Lu, what are you doing?"

Lu Ye's voice came, "Sister, please go ahead and finish up, I'll go over and broaden my horizons." As his words fell, he stepped into the vortex, and his figure quickly disappeared.

Yaorao gritted her teeth, "Madman!"

Never expecting this combat cultivator to be so wild, daring to recklessly intrude into the Insect Race Tree World! Even though she had witnessed his recklessness before, she never imagined he would make such a choice.

The combat cultivator had already vanished, leaving her with only two paths: one was to follow him and cooperate to kill insects, the other was to ignore his fate and continue with her clean-up task.

Yaorao was confident in her abilities, but not to the point of arrogance; this is the caution that a magic cultivator should have, unrelated to temperament.

They were unstoppable in the Fairy Tree World due to knowing themselves and their enemy, but the situation in the Insect Race Tree World was unknown.

It's certain that the Insect Race Tree World had never been attacked before, with years of accumulation and development, the power they possess is definitely not comparable to this side.

Moreover, if they lose the battle here, they can retreat to the fairy's sanctuary, but in the Insect Race Tree World, once the battle fails, it's a situation of certain death.

Yaorao didn't believe the combat cultivator hadn't thought of this point, yet he still wanted to broaden his horizons?

How dare he?

Instinctively, she wanted to follow his steps, but her caution told her it wasn't a wise choice.

Just as she had told Lu Ye earlier, their trial is only within the Fairy Tree World, the affairs of the Insect Race Tree World aren't something they need to intervene!

For a moment, she was indecisive, but ultimately sighed, turned around, and left.

She and the combat cultivator were just acquaintances, temporarily allied under the Reincarnation Tree's arrangement. In this Fairy Tree World, they could assist each other, and she didn't mind helping out within her means, but if the combat cultivator wanted to take risks, she couldn't assist.

Their relationship wasn't good to that extent.

On Yaorao's shoulder, Huang Tongtong turned to look at the spot where Lu Ye disappeared, with an inscrutable expression.

Over the years, many guests have come to the Fairy Tree World, each from different races, but all strong, almost every one could buy the Fairy Tree World some time of peace, but ultimately it's treating the symptoms, not the root cause.

As long as the passage between the Insect Race Tree World and the Fairy Tree World remains, in no more than ten to twenty years, the Insect Race will come back in force.

No one has ever dared, like that human, to step into the passage of the Tree World and fight to the opposite Insect Race domain!

Because that's not part of the guests' trials.

That human combat cultivator was the first!

Huang Tongtong didn't know what his final outcome would be, but she knew that Lü Yingying would definitely be scared out of her wits.

By this time, Lu Ye had arrived at the Insect Race Tree World, the transfer through the Tree World passage happened in an instant, and when Lu Ye stepped into the vortex, it felt like breaking through a thin film.

Lü Yingying wasn't scared out of her wits, she was just a little dumbfounded, turned her head, and stared blankly at Lu Ye, stammering, "You, you, you..."

She hesitated for a long time but didn't make any coherent statement.

"Shut up, focus on bestowing blessings!" Lu Ye wielded his saber, and shouted in a low voice.

Ultimately, there was no way he could stand by without intervening. If he truly didn't have the capability, it would be fine, the Fairy Tree World has managed these years without him having to risk himself.

But if he did have the ability, witnessing it and not interfering, he'd always feel uneasy.

Especially when the opponent was the Insect Race!

Lu Ye had interacted with very few stellar space races so far. After all, the world is limited, his perspective is limited, but the one he hated most unmistakably was the Insect Race. This point is unlikely to change even if he interacts with more stellar space races in the future.

So even though he knew Yaorao was right, ultimately he still turned around and charged in.

As for whether he really had the ability to resolve the issue here... He would only know after fighting!

The place where he appeared was the core space of the insect hive, which was expected. Lu Ye suspected that the reason the passages between the two Tree Worlds could be opened was due to the powerful life energy of the hive's core. As for how it operated and started, he could not investigate further.

This was a plot by the Insect Race, and they had obviously used some unknown means.

In his perception, the core space of this insect hive was more than ten times larger than the one in the Fairy Tree World. In other words, the hive here was bound to be extremely vast.

Understandably, since it was the Insect Race Tree World, the main base of the Insect Race.

All around, powerful and menacing auras began to awaken and stir. Soon after, the sound of rustling filled the air as countless large insects started rushing madly at Lu Ye from all directions.

If Lu Ye were merely a human race combat cultivator, there was no way he could take such a risky action. His personal strength was indeed formidable, but human strength has its limits. Especially with such a reckless intrusion into enemy territory, it was easy to fall into an ambush. No matter how strong he was, the outcome could be dire.

He dared to venture inside because he had something to rely on.

When a few drops of Essence Blood exploded, the sound of a rushing river came forth, with him at the center, a blood-red tide suddenly expanded all around!

The bloody scene was boundless, the waves fierce, causing the leading insects to lose their footing and tumble forward.

The blood light spread incessantly, and in just a few breaths, it filled the entire core space.

Lü Yingying looked at the scene in astonishment, momentarily unable to discern whether Lu Ye was a human or a Blood Race!

The Fairy Race may be unreliable at times, but they have longevity and long-standing heritage. Each member is well-versed in knowledge.

Lü Yingying naturally saw at a glance that Lu Ye was using the Blood River Technique of the Blood Race!

Except... could the Blood River Technique be of such magnitude? In her understanding, the Blood River Technique was merely a blood river, but what she saw was no mere blood river—it was a blood sea.

This was still limited by the space of the insect hive. Without the limitation, who knew how vast it could become.

However, it is said that among the human race, there are those who cultivate Blood Techniques, and the power of the Blood Technique they wield seems similar to the Blood Race, but Lü Yingying had never seen it, only heard of it.

Tonight, she had gained knowledge!

The Blood River Technique was Lu Ye's greatest reliance in storming this place.

Intruding into enemy territory, it is impossible to gain any geographical advantage, but the Blood River Technique can create its own geographical advantage.

With the concealment of the blood river, he could avoid being surrounded. His next task was simple: drive out and kill all the insect race bodyguards trapped in the blood river and completely destroy this insect hive!

Without the need to extend his Mental Consciousness, every drop of Blood Water in the blood river was Lu Ye's feeler, maneuvering within which he clearly sensed.

In the insects' hive of the Fairy Tree World, he hadn't initiated the Blood River Technique because there was no need, plus Yuk Yaorao was present, which could lead to misunderstandings. But here, being alone, he could act without restraint!

"Crunch, crunch!"

Lü Yingying was still in shock by the immense magnitude of Lu Ye's Blood River Technique when she suddenly heard a crisp sound near her ears. Turning quickly, she saw the human race cultivator holding a piece of supreme-grade spirit stone, crunching it loudly.

The crucial point was that the supreme-grade spirit stone was clearly only half left!

"You..." Lü Yingying was dumbfounded once again, feeling that what she experienced today was unreal, like a dream.

Can humans... eat spirit stones? What kind of freak is this?

To Lu Ye, either Blood Crystal or demonic pill could be eaten, so why couldn't spirit stones?

He shoved the remaining half of the spirit stone into his mouth, quickly replenished the spirit force he had consumed earlier, then brandished his long saber: "Charge!"

Lü Yingying awakened from her daze, hastily casting a blessing for Lu Ye.

His figure passed through the blood river, and he pounced in a flash before one of the large insects. That insect was still struggling, as under Lu Ye's control, the surrounding Blood Water exerted an extremely powerful binding force. Though it couldn't immobilize it completely, it made its movements cumbersome.

The swirling Blood Water also greatly restricted its perception, so it only realized after Lu Ye's saber struck down.

It was too late to dodge and block; the Boulder Mountain Saber descended heavily on its back, and the hard bone carapace couldn't withstand the sharpness of the saber, directly carving out a one-foot-deep gash.

Lu Ye raised his eyebrows.

Because the power of this strike was somewhat unexpected, the Boulder Mountain Saber... seemed to have become sharper.

When the second strike came down, this large insect split amidst the sound, dividing into two, its body broke into halves, releasing insect blood!

Lu Ye didn't pause, heading straight for another large insect.

Again, it was two strikes.

A moment later, Lu Ye discovered where the problem lay—the blessing cast by Lü Yingying had seemingly become even stronger!

In the insect hive of the Fairy Tree World, when he killed these insect race bodyguards, he often needed three strikes. But here, two strikes were sufficient; he didn't need a third!


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