Sage of Humanity

Although many demonic prodigies at the Divine Sea Realm are all at the Divine Sea Level 9, due to different backgrounds, their foundations vary greatly. Within their own domains, they might be unparalleled, but when compared to demonic prodigies from other domains in the vast starry sky, the gap becomes apparent.

In the Taichu Realm, if two parties encounter each other with similar strength, it's difficult to distinguish life and death. As a result, they will typically choose to mutually cease conflict to avoid letting a third party benefit from their strife.

Thus, at the early stage of the Divine Sea battle, wherever there was a victory, there was essentially also a decision of life and death.

The names of those demonic prodigies from various domains that were eliminated dimmed and disappeared on the golden pillar to the left of the portal, causing the seasoned experts monitoring the changes here to sigh. In their heart of hearts, they didn't think their successors were worse than others, but they held hope much like every parent believes their child is not inferior to the neighbor's child. Looking at things now, it seems like a bit of self-deception.

In the Taichu Realm, Lu Ye celebrated a successful beginning, killing and looting, destroying the corpses and traces, all seamlessly, then swaggered away through the air.

He flew around foolishly for half a day without encountering even a Spectral Shadow. With his current capabilities, even flying leisurely for half a day covers a considerable distance, yet he discovered nothing.

This confirmed that the Taichu Realm was indeed vast, and with thousands scattered in it, they ended up dispersed unless particularly lucky. At this early stage, it's hard to encounter others.

There wasn't any good way to quickly attract others' attention, so one could only go with the flow.

However, he could still slightly improve search efficiency. Thinking so, Lu Ye descended, found a concealed spot, activated the power of the Talent Tree, and condensed his doppelganger, then dressed the doppelganger in the Crimson Dragon Battle Suit and equipped it with the sword gourd.

Sword Cultivator Li Taibai was once again stepping into the world.

He didn't change the appearance of the doppelganger this time, like he had to in the Nine Provinces. Here, there was no need; among two or three thousand Divine Sea Realm cultivators, who would recognize him, Lu Yiye?

Compared to before, the doppelganger now seemed unchanged at first glance, but after the second metamorphosis of the Talent Tree, it gained more abilities. At the very least, if the doppelganger exhausted its strength, it could, like the main self, unabashedly consume elixir pills to replenish itself, no longer worrying about causing spirit force sloth leading to a decline in power.

Previously, the doppelganger had to rely on Spirit Stones to slowly recover after consuming energy, but now there's no such concern, undoubtedly granting the doppelganger stronger endurance.

However, gained advantages come with drawbacks. Previously, the doppelganger only contained a root of the Talent Tree; now the Talent Tree is split in two. So if the doppelganger falls, the loss to Lu Ye would be immeasurable.

The main self and the doppelganger split and flew in different directions, continuing the search.

After another half day, the main self finally made a discovery.

Currently, in the Taichu Realm, prodigies from various domains are likely doing the same as him, searching for others everywhere, so as long as luck isn't too bad, there will be something to find.

This time, I wonder which race it is!

Flying forward, Lu Ye was thinking, and sure enough, the opponent approached without any fear.

Anyone detecting Lu Ye's movement wouldn't fear, because within a certain range, once spirit force is activated, cultivation level can't be concealed. Of course, he could activate Pseudo-Might Spirit Runes to disguise as a Divine Sea Level 9, which wasn't difficult for him.

But there was no point in doing so.

When close enough, Lu Ye noticed this time it was a human.

Very normal, as the human race is large, traces of humans are everywhere in the starry sky. In this Divine Sea battle alone, human prodigies hold significant proportions; not meeting them would be odd.

Without knowing the other's origin and being uninterested in finding out.

The person was a man in his early twenties, plump, with a slightly chubby face showing an apparently honest smile; though young, he wore flowing sleeves with an aura of immortality.

From afar, the plump man shouted, "Fellow Daoist, at Divine Sea Level 8, you dare to participate in such a grand event, your courage is admirable and respectable."

Though his words said as such, there wasn't a hint of admiration on his face, only excitement, as if seeing a potential prey. As he flew, a treasure already shielded his head, clearly a small tower-shaped spirit treasure, divided into nine levels, each level shimmering with a different hue, dazzling in beauty. Strands of light cascaded from the top of the tower layer by layer, eventually forming a protective aura on the man.

Seeing the opponent's posture, Lu Ye knew this was a magic cultivator, for only a magic cultivator would offer treasures before the fight. The strength of a magic cultivator is intricately linked to their treasure, especially defensive treasures, being of utmost importance.

Moreover, the opponent was a highly experienced magic cultivator, not underestimating Lu Ye's cultivation at Level 8, prompting immediate activation of his protective spirit treasure.

Such a person is generally not easy to deal with.

First, he fortified himself with protection. Only then did the magic cultivator, the chubby man, raise his hand. A tattered fan appeared in his hand. At first glance, it looked like one of those fans handed down in a farming family for decades, used to cool off during summer. But this was clearly no ordinary fan. Both sides of the shabby fan bore extremely intricate and complex patterns, resembling natural spirit runes. One side was blue, and the other was red; it was unclear what it signified.

Lu Ye quickly realized what was special about this fan because the magic cultivator, the chubby man, lightly fanned in Lu Ye's direction. A torrent of azure Wind Blades abruptly formed, slicing through the air with numerous and swift speed.

Lu Ye hastily maneuvered to dodge.

Even as he barely dodged the incoming Wind Blades, the chubby man shook the fan again, and following the wind blades, enormous Fireballs came roaring, blazing fiercely, like meteors boasting an intimidating power.

The chubby man waved the fan casually, but Lu Ye's dodging appeared quite frantic, the scene looked incredibly perilous.

"Oh?" The magic cultivator was visibly startled seeing that despite Lu Ye's frantic dodging, he remained unscathed. Achieving this at the Divine Sea Level 8 was indeed extraordinary. He felt fortunate that he was cautious and never underestimated his opponent; otherwise, he might have faced a disastrous upset.

Reading between the lines, even though they had just begun exchanging blows, based on Lu Ye's reactions, he knew Lu Ye's strength was not as simple as it appeared. Otherwise, he wouldn't have qualified to participate in the Divine Sea competition.

Throughout his cultivation journey, he adhered to a principle of exerting full effort against his enemies, regardless of their weakness, like a lion hunting a rabbit.

This mindset allowed him to stand out in his domain and follow his elders here.

Unlike in Nine Provinces, where Yang Qing took Lu Ye to the Reincarnation Tree without a prior warning, only explaining it once there.

In domains like those participating in the Divine Sea competition every hundred years, candidates had to be selected through a series of battles.

In a domain, it's common to have multiple sects. The prodigious disciples of these sects compete within their own domain, and only the strongest are chosen to go to the Reincarnation Tree. In a sense, they represent the face of their domain; lacking strength would only bring humiliation.

The magic cultivator, the chubby man, was usually reserved and careful, usually amiable, but he showed his edge in this grand competition within the domain by defeating several candidates favored by his elders. All this to come to the Taichu Realm and secure a spot among the top hundred, aiming for the Constellation promotion.

To claim with absolute confidence to be among the top hundred would be self-deception. All who come here are prodigies, some undoubtedly stronger than him.

Therefore, when encountering opponents weaker than himself, he couldn't afford to let any chance slip, as it directly impacts subsequent rankings!

In cultivation, indecision and kindness are the worst; especially in the Taichu Realm, he would not hold back just because everyone is from the human race.

Seeing Lu Ye still having some strength left, the magic cultivator smiled gently. Holding the fan with one hand, he fanned leisurely as Wind Blades and Fireballs swept across the sky, creating a lively scene. He steadied his position and with the other hand formed a seal, pointing it distantly toward Lu Ye.

A thread-like Thunderbolt burst out, like a swift bolt cutting through the air, aimed straight at Lu Ye.

The reason he could defeat all his opponents in his home domain to earn a place in the Divine Sea competition wasn't due to his displayed spirit treasure. A magic cultivator's spirit treasure always serves only as an aid, not the deciding factor.

It's his deep understanding of magic and spells that forms his true foundation.

And he specialized in lightning type techniques, perhaps not as violent as fire type, but renowned for their speed and lethality.

This took Lu Ye completely by surprise. Among all the spells, the speed of lightning attacks is the fastest, to the extent that even he couldn't quite react.

At the moment he felt the crisis, Lu Ye activated the Defense Spirit Runes, which spread layer upon layer across his chest.

With a boom, the layers of defense shattered, yet couldn't fully withstand the attack. Lu Ye instantly felt a pain in his chest as the fierce force erupted, involuntarily sending him blasting back dozens of yards.

During the process, he had to keep dodging the ceaseless Wind Blades and Fireballs, looking extremely distressed.

Magic cultivators and combat cultivators in the cultivation world are two factions forever intertwined because the core idea of their duels is distance!

If a magic cultivator can keep a distance, there are a hundred ways to torment a combat cultivator.

But if a combat cultivator closes the distance, with the fragile physique of a magic cultivator, it's hard to say how many blows they could withstand.

From the start, Lu Ye was pressing towards him, but hindered by the interference of that treasure fan, his advance was slow. Getting struck by the lightning reverted all previous efforts to naught.