Sage of Humanity

The Blood River Technique, as the culmination of the Blood Race secret techniques, is integrated with both offense and defense, its power and magnitude are closely related.

This doesn't mean that the larger the Blood River spreads, the better. On the contrary, the larger it is, the harder it is to control, and the weaker its power.

Lu Ye had no choice this time; to maneuver freely within the insect hive, he could only fill it with the Blood Sea. For him, the spread of the Blood Sea was merely an auxiliary means to kill the enemy, not the decisive factor in determining victory.

Yet even so, the power of the Blood Sea cannot be underestimated. This is evident from the reactions of the slaughtered Insect Race bodyguards. Even if they were strong, they were still bound by the power of the Blood Sea.

The Insect Race powerhouse that suddenly burst in, however, seemed completely unaffected. Through the feedback from the Blood Sea, Lu Ye clearly sensed that a mysterious force was surrounding him, preventing the Blood Sea from shackling him in any way. He moved freely in the Blood Sea like a fish in water.

These monstrous beings from various major domains are really not to be underestimated.

Just this skill alone is something the Divine Sea Realm of the Nine Provinces cannot accomplish. Of course, this might be an ability unique to the Insect Race.

While he was both pursuing and observing this monstrous Insect Race, the other party suddenly pursed his lips and let out a penetrating whistle, which instantly echoed in all directions.

In the next moment, the Insect Race bodyguards floating in the Blood Sea, confused and disoriented, seemed to receive some command and collectively dashed toward his direction.

Lu Ye's figure suddenly accelerated.

He could move freely within the Blood Sea, not because he was truly able to confront so many enemies alone, but because he could take them down one by one. Although these Insect Race bodyguards were strong, they lacked spiritual intelligence. Once trapped by the Blood Sea, they would only act on instinct and couldn't form a large-scale force. Even if a few occasionally gathered together, Lu Ye would quickly prioritize dealing with them.

If he continued to fight like this, Lu Ye could eventually kill all the Insect Race here without paying any cost himself.

Yet this suddenly intruding high-level Insect Race could gather the lower-level Insect Race, which he couldn't tolerate.

He didn't know where this opponent came from or what he was doing here, but since he had intruded, it was either his death or the other's.

Loathesome Aphid sensed this the moment Lu Ye accelerated, a chill sweeping over from behind made him tense up involuntarily, and he quickly called out, "Fellow Daoist, hold on!"

Hold on to your head!

Lu Ye turned a deaf ear and within three breaths was upon him, swinging the Boulder Mountain Saber in a flurry of blade light at him.

Loathesome Aphid roared in rage, turned back to defend, and somehow two short maces appeared in his hands, each about half a fathom long. It was unclear from what material they were forged, but they looked mighty and weighty.

The two figures clashed in an instant, the sounds of clashing metal ringing continuously, while ferocious sparks erupted in the blood-hued ocean.

Lu Ye was slightly surprised. He hadn't expected this Insect Race guy to also be a combat cultivator, and quite powerful!

It could be concluded that this fellow was a prodigy from a domain controlled by the Insect Race, similar to Yuk Yaorao's status in the Jiuxuan World, otherwise, he wouldn't appear in such a place.

This implies that the domain controlling this Insect Race has the same backing as the Insect Race Tree World over here.

A domain that can plot so precisely in the Tree World must be a top-tier domain without doubt; a prodigy from a top-tier domain in the Divine Sea Realm must be strong, right?

Even the pair of short maces in his hand were top-tier spirit treasures, coveted even by Constellation Realm cultivators in stellar space.

While Lu Ye was pondering this, Loathesome Aphid's mind was a tempest of shock.

Previously, sensing the speed at which the opponent slaughtered the Insect Race bodyguards, he knew the guy was incredibly powerful, but once they were truly engaged in battle, he realized that he had severely underestimated his opponent.

The opponent's blade strikes were extremely violent, with every slash feeling as if he was defending against a descending mountain instead of a blade. Yet the speed was incredibly swift, almost conjuring up blade shadows, and the angles of attack were exceptionally treacherous. After only a few breaths of engagement, Loathesome Aphid broke out in a cold sweat.

If it weren't for his own solid foundation, he would have already lost within just these few exchanges!

What made him feel uneasy was that the opponent was killing the Insect Race bodyguards, who gathered because of his whistle, while fighting him.

Almost every two strikes killed one, and the way he swiftly dispatched insects made one's scalp tingle.

Bear in mind, even if he were to take action, he couldn't efficiently kill the Insect Race bodyguards like this. Though the Insect Race bodyguards here are only low-level insects, their strength is considerable and they aren't someone that just anyone could kill with impunity.

If that were all, it would be fine, but the most startling thing was, during the close combat, he sensed that the opponent's cultivation was only at Divine Sea Level 8!

One level lower than his own cultivation!

How could that be?

He, a native of the Insect Emperor World, the most outstanding Divine Sea Realm of this generation among the Insect Race, was actually being suppressed by an opponent with one level lower cultivation. No one would believe this if it were told.

In a battle at the same realm level, if someone said there were others stronger than him, that would be unquestionable. The stellar space is vast, and talents emerge one after another; no one dares to claim invincibility at their realm. There's always a higher mountain, a stronger person. But to be defeated by someone with weaker cultivation, that's just out of the question.

There was another thing that puzzled him...

When did the Blood Race start wielding sabers and swords? Weren't these guys always the ones who believed only in their Blood Technique and claws?

The enveloping and obstructing of the Blood Sea, the fierce combat, left him with no energy to probe his opponent's specific circumstances. He was entirely unaware that his adversary was not any Blood Race, but a human race; thus, he naturally had no idea that a little fairy who could bestow blessings sat on this human's shoulder.

In the midst of the fierce battle, the pressure on Loathesome Aphid grew greater and greater. In just less than ten breaths, his movements slowed by a beat, watching helplessly as a sharp flash of saber light slashed toward him.

Can't block, can't dodge!

Loathesome Aphid gritted his teeth and exerted all his strength to protect himself. Next came a pain in his body, followed by the soul-tearing agony, making him cry out involuntarily.

The power of the Soul Severing Saber is still so sharp. Anyone caught unprepared and slashed by it wouldn't fare any better.

Lu Ye found that the body of this Insect Race was even stronger than the bone carapace of the Insect Race bodyguards. With the blessing from Lü Yingying, those bodyguards' bone carapace was just slightly harder for him, yet it was resolved in two strikes. But the body of this Insect Race was much stronger than carapace.

This slash only left a not too deep nor too shallow wound on the other's chest, not too serious and didn't hurt the core.

However, for Lu Ye, as long as he landed a slash in a fight, the rest was simple. Because the impact of the Soul Severing Saber would instantly plunge the enemy into intense pain.

The long saber danced continuously, accompanied by Loathesome Aphid's screams, slashing down one blade after another.

After more than a dozen slashes, he had cleaved the entire body in half. During this time, Lu Ye even killed several Insect Race bodyguards that had gathered!

But something wasn't quite right, because the opponent wasn't dead!

Lu Ye glanced at what he had slashed into two and found that it was actually just an empty shell.

The real enemy had already fled to the side, his face pale, eyes full of terror and apprehension.

This guy... actually used a gold cicada shedding trick on him! What a peculiar ability? But being from the Insect Race, having some peculiar abilities didn't seem that strange.

Although he escaped a calamity, the aura of this Insect Race guy evidently weakened a lot. In another combat environment, he must have fled as far as possible by now, never staying here.

But in the Blood Sea, where could he possibly run to?

Loathesome Aphid had a mouthful of bitterness. He really hadn't expected that he would fall into such a life-and-death crisis just on a task to procure goods!

If he had known earlier, why did he turn back to watch? It was simply courting disaster.

"Fellow Daoist, please wait. I am Loathesome Aphid from Insect Emperor World, may I know which Blood World Fellow Daoist is from?" Loathesome Aphid hurriedly spoke up, fearing that if he spoke late, he'd lose the chance.

Being in this Blood Sea, all schemes and tricks couldn't be deployed. He could only lower his stature. For a being like him, declaring one's origin domain in such an encounter was already a sign of weakness.

The Insect Emperor World is renowned in this stellar space. Anyone with some knowledge should have heard of it, especially the Blood Race.

Lu Ye had never heard of any Insect Emperor World but roughly guessed that it was a powerful domain occupied by the Insect Race.

He didn't have the habit of wasting words with the enemy. Right now was the perfect time to strike while he's down. Why dilly-dally and give the opponent a chance to recover?

Just as he was about to charge with his saber again, Loathesome Aphid spoke, "The Blood Race and my Insect Race are the most steadfast allies in the stellar space. What Fellow Daoist is doing here, perhaps there's some misunderstanding."

Lu Ye's heart moved, Is this... mistaking me for some Blood Race?

With a sudden realization, he thought, with his Blood River Technique deployed, whoever came would surely misunderstand.

Lu Ye's silence undoubtedly made Loathesome Aphid uneasy. But upon sensing the faint killing intent coming from Lu Ye's side, he still gritted his teeth and said, "I know what Fellow Daoist wants. I won't hide it from Fellow Daoist; this time, there's a total of three harvests. I'll share one with Fellow Daoist to take back as an explanation. How about Fellow Daoist spare me?"

What kind of deal is this? Lu Ye was a bit confused. He had no idea what the other party's harvests were, but it was apparent that the Insect Race misunderstood something. This was a classic scene of using wealth to buy life!

So he continued to remain silent.

Loathesome Aphid cursed at the Blood Race's insatiable greed, but could only painfully say, "I'll give Fellow Daoist two shares at most! I must bring back one share for explanation. Besides, Fellow Daoist need not worry about me reporting to the elders in my domain afterward, because if this matter were to be exposed, I would be the first to suffer!"