Sage of Humanity

The current time is the best opportunity since as time moves forward, cultivators participating in the Divine Sea competition will gather even more densely, making it easy to form small groups. At that time, the numerical advantage of the Blood Race will be impossible to showcase.

Right now, it's different. Initially, many people linger on the outskirts of the Taichu Realm, but as time passes and rules push them, they have to move towards the center, giving the Blood Race an opportunity to intercept and kill.

They don't need to kill many, an average of four or five per person, and then act collectively, and their spot is basically secured.

So this period is the prime time for the Blood Race to exert their efforts.

The strong individuals from different domains of the Blood Race are now gathered together, watching the changes in names on the pillar to the right of the portal, each with a gratified expression.

From this moment on, until the next few days, is the period with the most frequent changes in the top hundred rankings on the list. Many temporarily listed in the top hundred will disappear, and many names will appear. Even if they don't disappear, their rankings on the list will fluctuate frequently, presenting a scene of passing the stage baton.

In the Taichu Realm, Lu Ye is engaged in fierce combat with someone.

After parting ways with Duu Lang, he continued forward. Even though it was his first time participating in such a grand event, unaware of the intricacies, he knew that this journey would likely not be peaceful because everyone is moving towards the inside. Moreover, as the range of activity in the Taichu Realm narrows, it becomes easy to encounter others.

Once encountered, it's useless to speak of racial distinctions. Even among the human race, there will be no peace, and in the eyes of any cultivator, his cultivation of Divine Sea Level 8 is a huge temptation.

As expected, midway through his journey, he was intercepted.

A robust physique cultivator and a magic cultivator with exquisite spell skills worked seamlessly together. The physique cultivator entangled Lu Ye closely like a leech that one couldn't shake off, while the magic cultivator cast spells from a distance.

Even though Lu Ye was prepared, he was momentarily caught off guard and found himself in a perilous situation.

These two likely didn't originate from the same domain, but each had extremely powerful backgrounds. Lu Ye wasn't sure how they got entangled together, but this combination of long and close range was indeed troublesome.

Amidst the fierce fight, Lu Ye repeated a familiar tactic. Seemingly frustrated, he launched a weapon control attack at the magic cultivator, while frantically defending against the physique cultivator's ferocious onslaught.

When the magic cultivator dodged the weapon control attack, Lu Ye's figure suddenly disappeared from his original spot, only to reappear at the magic cultivator's side.

This miraculous technique left the two adversaries shocked. The physique cultivator, hair bristled in fury, was about to rush to the rescue, only to find another figure suddenly appear, identical to Lu Ye. The physique cultivator was stunned, not understanding what had happened, and could only attack wildly on instinct.

What met him was a river of Sword Qi spanning like a brocade.

On the other side, the magic cultivator instantly experienced what it meant to wish for death rather than life.

In normal combat, he would never be caught so defenseless in close proximity. He had many means to block an enemy's approach.

But Lu Ye's method of using the Void Spirit Runes for teleportation was simply too unexpected, leaving the magic cultivator unable to react unless he had preemptively prevented the weapon control from approaching.

But in a contest of this level, how could a mere weapon control be taken seriously by him?

He ultimately paid the price for his negligence.

On Lu Ye's side, he swung the Boulder Mountain Saber furiously. He chose to personally deal with the magic cultivator while letting his doppelganger engage the physique cultivator, simply because the magic cultivator posed a greater threat to him.

In the cultivation world, there is a tacit agreement when fighting in groups—you first deal with the long-handed ones. Although Lu Ye's encounter wasn't exactly a group fight, the logic holds true.

Being confronted by a combat cultivator like Lu Ye up close, what good fate could await the magic cultivator? Even though he desperately summoned his protective spirit treasure, he couldn't block the heavy strikes as massive as mountains.

In less than ten breaths, two defensive spirit treasures shattered one after another, leaving the magic cultivator without any usable protection, having to rely solely on his deep cultivation foundation.

Lu Ye swung the saber a few more times, causing his spirit force to surge and his internal organs to shift, blood spurting from his mouth.

With a few more strikes, even the spirit force protection was shattered, and he perished instantly.

On the other side, the physique cultivator was still entangled with the doppelganger. Seeing the magic cultivator defeated and killed, he was so shocked that he no longer dared to fight. In panic, he urged his protective force and fled, even though the doppelganger's flying sword was sharp, it couldn't stop him immediately.

But he was eventually blocked by Lu Ye's true self. Under attack from front and back, he experienced what it was like to be besieged.

Understanding his circumstances, he quickly begged for mercy, promising Lu Ye that if spared, he would offer up all the treasures he carried.

How could Lu Ye be swayed by such words?

To him, once it started, it could only end with death. Sparing this person would indeed not cause him any loss and would even gain him more treasures.

But letting him go would leave the issue of having killed the other one unchecked. Although he wasn't afraid of retribution later on, he still had to maintain precautions for future travels in stellar space.

From another perspective, if he were in such a situation and begged for mercy, would those two spare him?

It's clearly impossible.

The principle is the same—in such a competition for opportunities, there is either no conflict, just like his interaction with Duu Lang, or if there is a conflict, it won't end peacefully.

If you come with a heart set on killing, then be prepared to be killed yourself!

A moment later, the physique cultivator followed in the footsteps of the magic cultivator, and the fierce battle ended just like that.

The tumultuous spirit force gradually settled down.

Lu Ye was just about to sheathe his saber when his expression changed suddenly. He looked up behind his doppelganger, and simultaneously, the doppelganger darted forward, urgently activating the protective array attached to the Crimson Dragon Battle Suit.

But ultimately, it was a step too slow. Before the array could be triggered, a fleeting cold gleam struck the doppelganger's back, not very powerful, yet incredibly penetrating, leaving a hole in the doppelganger's chest.

The scene was like a hidden poisonous snake suddenly lunging out at the moment when the previous battle ended, delivering a bite to the doppelganger.

What shocked Lu Ye was that he never saw who attacked; he only knew the doppelganger was ambushed!

Even now, there was no trace of the attacker, Lu Ye only faintly sensed a vague aura swiftly retreating!

Without any hesitation, spirit force and blood Qi surged around him, and the vast Blood Sea suddenly spread forward. Not only that, Lu Ye himself dashed forward, even instantly granting himself Wings and Move-Like-The-Wind Spirit Runes, just to increase the speed of the Blood Sea's spread.

A moment later, the massive Blood Sea spread across the sky, with Lu Ye concealed within the vacuum, standing immovable.

He could sense something trapped within the Blood Sea but couldn't pinpoint the exact location.

This was quite unbelievable, because the Blood Sea was an extension of his own power, and wherever it covered were his touchpoints. By right, he should be able to clearly sense any anomaly within the Blood Sea.

But strangely enough, he felt everything was vague, like viewing flowers shrouded in mist.

The situation became somewhat bizarre, and Lu Ye roughly guessed which race had ambushed the doppelganger.

Earlier, while Yang Qing was showing him around that platform, not only did he impart much information about the Divine Sea conflict but also spoke of the traits of many races.

Among them, there was one race Yang Qing told him to pay special attention to, because the race was very strange, just like the current situation.

Truth be told, in the stellar space, there are many races, each capable and talented, except the human race, which seems ordinary.

Yet it's precisely this seemingly ordinary human race without any special skills that has become the largest group in stellar space. If it weren't for severe internal strife, other races might have long been subjugated by the human race.

The Blood Sea rose and fell, Lu Ye remained still, and so did the enemy trapped within, evoking a sense of eternal stalemate.

Lu Ye hummed softly, raising his hand slightly, and gently stroked forward.

This stroke was like vibrating an unseen string, as ripples visibly spread outward with his motion.

If he couldn't find the enemy trapped in the Blood Sea, it would be absolutely laughable.

Ripples multiplied, old ones hadn't faded before new ones formed, spreading layer upon layer outward, causing the entire Blood Sea to tremble.

With such tremors, the Blood Sea established a unique frequency.

Under these tremors, each ripple brought new feedback to Lu Ye.

A moment later, he turned his head towards a direction, and his body abruptly vanished from where he stood.

In that direction, the Boulder Mountain Saber cleaved as Lu Ye appeared, a cold gleam flashed briefly, followed by a clanging sound, marking the counterattack of the concealed enemy.

With one strike, the enemy tried to escape, but having been discovered by Lu Ye, wouldn't be let go so easily!

With a thought, the Blood Sea in that area suddenly transformed into a prison, its viscosity and stasis greatly increased.

A faint shadow emerged, its outline outlined by the Blood Sea.

Lu Ye thought it was indeed the race that Yang Qing had previously warned him about; he hadn't recognized their power until encountering them.

Ruthlessly attacking within the Blood Sea, this race, despite their bizarre abilities, couldn't fully exert themselves; thus in direct confrontation, they weren't a match for Lu Ye.

The enemy shouted unintelligibly, appearing furious and rattled, evidently not expecting to be caught.

In stellar space, the human language is universal; almost every race's cultivator speaks it, though each race has its own language. Other than some learned individuals, most humans don't understand it.

Lu Ye figured the enemy wasn't pleading for mercy but rather hurling insults.

The battle erupted suddenly and ended swiftly. Once realizing escape was impossible from the Blood Sea, the cultivator showed a grim determination to fight to the death but ultimately proved futile.