Sage of Humanity

After some arrangements that took less than half a day, Lu Ye set out again towards the gathering place of the cultivators.

About 30 miles away, he halted and observed from a distance; he could clearly see the situation over there. Hundreds of cultivators still formed a large circle, while the light of the treasure gourd darted back and forth within, yet remained unable to break free from the encirclement.

For how to break this circle's defense, Lu Ye had some considerations. Directly charging in with wild slashing was undoubtedly unfeasible. The cultivators over there were currently maintaining a tacit understanding, mostly grouped in threes and twos, mutually assisting each other. If he charged in alone and aroused anger, he would inevitably face a besiege.

Therefore, a strong and effective assault was needed, one that could cause the assembled cultivators over there to feel a sense of dread, thus increasing the possibility of success!

Lu Ye had such means, though it was not easy to activate under normal circumstances, as the fluctuating battle situations often left him with no room to wield it.

However, using that method here was most appropriate. From a distance of about 30 miles, with a fixed target, he had ample time and space to gather power.

Then...

Let's cause a big stir!

Lu Ye felt a long-lost excitement. Deep down, he too enjoyed this kind of thrill and madness. When his cultivation was low, on the Spirit Stream battlefield, the Cloud River battlefield, he single-handedly opposed numerous enemies, always managing to achieve success and retreat unharmed. However, as his cultivation grew higher and fame increased, he gradually lost that joy.

Now was a good opportunity.

He traveled through the air, his initial speed not fast, but as he advanced, his spirit force and blood Qi gradually began to boil, and his speed became increasingly faster!

After about 3 miles, his form had transformed into a fiery red stream of light, resembling a flying meteor.

Moreover, his body surface was shimmering with spirit light, countless Yin-Yang Dual Origins began to manifest, interconnecting and interlocking, gradually engulfing his figure.

After about 6 miles, Lu Ye's whole person had vanished, replaced by an enormous fiery red egg, with crust-like red patterns flowing over its surface like magma. It seemed to have a life of its own, expanding and contracting with Lu Ye's advance, as if it were breathing.

After about 9 miles, the momentum intensified, and the fiery red egg grew larger, with the breaths indicative of impending life becoming increasingly apparent.

After about 15 miles, as this massive fiery red egg cut through the sky, it left behind a trail of pitch-black scorch marks, as though even space itself was being incinerated.

After about 21 miles... The hundreds of cultivators gathered in a circle finally sensed something amiss, as each person's heart inexplicably conjured a forewarning of danger, as if an enormous crisis was descending mysteriously. Especially those cultivators close to the direction Lu Ye was advancing from had been aware of something when Lu Ye was still 15 miles away, yet no one knew exactly what the matter was. Now, this sense of crisis was becoming more distinctly and intensely apparent.

"What's that?" Someone exclaimed, precisely the cultivator facing the direction Lu Ye was advancing from. Although everyone's attention was mainly focused on the treasure gourd and surrounding enemies, such a phenomenon was indeed hard to ignore.

As his words fell, everyone collectively looked over, only to see a fiery red stream of light hurtling towards them rapidly. Through the shielding of the stream, the vague outline of a gigantic egg was discernible.

This sudden anomaly left most at a loss, but some well-informed cultivators immediately saw through its true nature: "A secret technique?"

Though they weren't sure what kind of secret technique it was, its formidable and realistic booming momentum in approach indicated its power couldn't be small.

If it's a secret technique, there must be someone casting it. Now it seemed evident that the caster was concealed within that gigantic egg!

"This person plans to steal the treasure!" someone shouted angrily.

This stirred an indignant reaction among everyone. Though hundreds of cultivators had gathered there, spending much time unable to determine ownership of the treasure gourd, since the situation was not chaotic, any attempt to rob would result in attacks by others.

Many had already died for this.

While they suffered here, fighting bitter battles, someone dared to crash in so rudely, intending to steal the treasure?

Undeniably, the opponent's booming and powerful momentum instilled a sense of danger in everyone, but as the top prodigies from major domains, their minds weren't easily overcome. Fearing such momentum and fleeing dispersedly would only let this suddenly emerging sinister individual reap benefits.

The opponent hid their form inside the gigantic egg, not daring to reveal themselves; what right did they have to claim the treasure?

Under such circumstances, if the treasure gourd were taken, they wouldn't deserve to be called the prodigies of their home domains.

So, even surprised by the methods displayed by the newcomer, none retreated. Instead, a shared resolve was born.

No matter who ultimately claimed the treasure gourd, one among the hundreds present here, outsiders shall not intervene!

A figure emerged, feinting towards the direction of the advancing red stream, speaking aloud: "I am Nan Xiong of Yaotian, is there a Fellow Daoist willing to lend me a hand and stop this barghest?"

Such a moment of shared adversarial resolve awaited a leader, and Nan Xiong from Yaotian World stepped forward in time. He had both the strength and the qualifications.

Yaotian World was a famed top-tier domain, second only to Yellow Dragon World in the stellar space under human control.

If Gu Yulou were present, he naturally would have stepped forward, but as Gu Yulou wasn't here, Nan Xiong had no choice but to take the responsibility. Decisive by nature, once realizing the situation, he automatically took a stand.

Followers like clouds!

Among the hundreds of cultivators, over thirty immediately stepped forward, arrayed behind Nan Xiong, appearing ready to follow his lead, with all the mighty ones gathered and their aura soaring into the sky.

It wasn't that more people didn't want to step forward, but to intercept, it's clear that magic cultivators and sword cultivators are more suitable, as they can deploy means from a distance, while cultivators from other factions are slightly inferior.

Besides, enough people need to be left to form an encirclement to prevent the treasure gourd from escaping.

So those standing behind Nan Xiong at this moment are almost all magic cultivators and sword cultivators.

There was no need for more words; as Nan Xiong took the lead, multicolored lights mixed with howling flying swords rushed towards the red light coming from the front.

At the distance of about thirty miles, the large egg into which Lu Ye transformed crashed into a storm of magic and sword Qi, immediately feeling enormous pressure.

Fortunately, the large egg itself possesses extremely strong protection, and with the eighty miles of momentum previously gathered and Lu Ye's frenzied infusion of spirit force, it wasn't something that could be easily intercepted.

As the offensive began, it was continuous and unending, with no sign of stopping.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the surface of the large egg cracked with numerous fissures, seemingly on the verge of breaking.

Seeing this, everyone felt relieved, thinking the opponent's means were just for show, looking impressive but actually ineffective.

However, this was also related to everyone's strength, as each of them had an extremely solid foundation. With such a joint effort, looking at this vast stellar space, which Divine Sea Realm could withstand?

Let's see who this reckless guy is, who dares to act like this.

At about thirty miles, the fiery red surface of the large egg was densely covered with cracks, and the constant cracking sound indicated it could shatter at any moment.

Someone sneered repeatedly, "Overestimating oneself." They felt fortunate they weren't intimidated by this guy, and luckily Nan Xiong stepped forward; otherwise, a few individuals couldn't have stopped such an offensive.

Someone else shouted, "Put more effort into it, he can't hold it anymore!"

As the words fell, a crashing sound was heard, and the fiery red large egg finally couldn't withstand the dense attacks and shattered explosively.

Some people laughed, while others focused on observing, wanting to see the true appearance of the hidden one.

Only a few cultivators with sharp insight felt something was off, including the leader, Nan Xiong, as he vaguely sensed that the egg's shattering seemed not entirely due to their interception, but also had traces of the opponent's active action!

Why?

No time to think about it, for as soon as the egg shattered, a clear and loud cry resounded across the sky, deafening, accompanied by a sudden spread of large fiery red light!

Everyone's pupils suddenly contracted.

In view, there was a giant bird figure of noble temperament, its entire body burning with raging flames, with a wingspan reaching a hundred feet. It lightly flapped its wings, passing through ten miles as if it would ignite the sky.

"Fire Phoenix!" someone exclaimed in shock.

They originally thought there was a sneaky figure hiding in the big egg, but instead of seeing a sneaky rat, they saw the Four Auspicious Sacred Beasts!

Why would there be a Fire Phoenix in the Taichu Realm? Everyone was filled with great doubts.

"It's not a Fire Phoenix, it's just a secret technique!" Nan Xiong gritted his teeth and said in a low voice.

Though this Fire Phoenix at first glance seemed lifelike, like a real creature, he still spotted some flaws. This was by no means a real Fire Phoenix, but an outward manifestation of a secret technique.

Magic cultivators can also evoke such a Fire Phoenix technique, but compared to what they are seeing now, both in terms of charm and scale, it's far inferior.

This Fire Phoenix technique is fundamentally beyond what a Divine Sea Realm cultivator can employ. It might be possible for a Constellation Realm, but even that is just a possibility!

Although he was reminding the others, Nan Xiong's forehead was twitching. Could it be something concocted by someone participating in the Divine Sea battle?

Who could it be?

He had to admit his assessment wasn't wrong. At the Divine Sea Realm level, no one could deploy such a scaled Fire Phoenix technique, and Lu Ye couldn't do it either. But if given enough time to gather momentum, the impossible could become possible.

When cultivation isn't enough, this Fire Phoenix can drain all his spirit force. However, with the foundation of a Divine Sea Level 8, it can now be freely performed, but to ensure the power of this technique, Lu Ye infused most of his spirit force into it!

Since he can recover quickly, there's no need to worry that a lack of spirit force will affect the subsequent plans, which created the enormous figure of the Fire Phoenix currently.