Sage of Humanity

Let's not talk about Lu Ye's ordeal. Dong Shuye found it truly unexpected that his own Dao technique failed to kill Lu Ye.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

He then realized that Luo Ji's words were true. This disciple, of unknown origins but likely from a prominent big sect, was actually able to fight using spirit runes. With his own eyes, he saw spirit runes shaped like shields flickering on Lu Ye's body, blocking several fireballs.

No wonder Luo Ji, such a person, returned with his tail between his legs. When Luo Ji returned yesterday, he inquired about the battle report and learned that the guy had lost. He had thought Luo Ji hadn't tried his best, but now it seemed he had wronged him.

However, he was ultimately not Luo Ji. Although Luo Ji came from a better background and practiced a Heaven Rank technique, his cultivation was a weak point.

As a Level 7 cultivator, the methods at his disposal were naturally far from limited.

Spirit force surged, and in front of him, appeared a fireball as big as a washbasin, which almost instantly shot towards Lu Ye with incredible speed!

"Let's see how you block this one!"

Seeing the fireball approaching, Lu Ye's scalp numbed. Although there were many fireballs before, they were only the size of fists, and he could barely block them; but how was he going to block this washbasin-sized fireball?

"Amber!" Lu Ye roared lowly.

Amber's speed increased further, suddenly surging forward a stretch.

The giant fireball fell from the sky, nearly blasting past Amber's hindquarters. The scorching breath made Lu Ye's cheeks ache with heat. Even with spirit force protecting his body, it did nothing. He even smelled the odor of his hair being scorched...

Inwardly, he felt a stroke of luck that, though this object seemed big, its speed was somewhat slower than the small fireballs from before, otherwise Amber would really not have been able to dodge it.

However, in the next moment, his complexion changed, because the giant fireball didn't fall to the ground but suddenly changed direction, pursuing them directly.

This thing could turn corners!

In mid-air, Dong Shuye, who was gliding, held one hand behind his back, the other forming a magic spell, riding the wind as if floating toward immortality. Yet, the spirit force around his body surged wildly, like a war god possessed, brimming with murderous intent.

The giant fireball sped up more and more, and it looked set to hit them any moment. Lu Ye knew that if he didn't have a strategy soon, in the next second, he and Amber would meet their demise here.

Taking a deep breath, he sheathed his long knife, raised his hands in front of him, and with a surge of spirit force, a Defense Spirit Rune immediately appeared before him.

Clearly, this was not enough. The Defense Spirit Rune had barely managed to stop the previous small fireballs, let alone block such a large fireball.

As Lu Ye poured his spirit force into the rune madly, the palm-sized Defense Spirit Rune suddenly expanded, growing to the size of a tabletop in an extremely short time.

Above the spirit rune, complicated and intricate lines flowed and writhed, the light shining brightly.

In that moment, Lu Ye felt as though he had been drained, and although there wasn't time to look closely, that one spirit rune had definitely consumed at least thirty percent of his spirit force.

In other words, he could, at most, use this kind of spirit rune three more times before depleting all his spirit force.

He had never driven the spirit runes this much before. Whether it was activating Sharpness or Defense, it had always been a matter of an instant. However, there was a commonality with spirit runes: as long as there was enough spirit force to maintain them, they would continue to exist.

The principle behind the continuous preservation of Spirit Energy Gathering Spirit Runes is that they naturally have the effect of gathering nature's spiritual energy, and the gathered energy can maintain their existence.

The giant fireball struck, smashing into the Defense Spirit Rune. At the moment of collision, an irresistible force was transmitted, pressing down so hard on Amber's body that it almost collapsed to the ground, and Lu Ye's arms bulged with muscles, as if he were holding up some heavy object.

A scorching breath rushed towards his face, and with tongues of flame licking out from the fireball, the glow of the Defense Spirit Rune dimmed rapidly, and even with Lu Ye continuously pouring in spirit force, it couldn't last a few breaths.

But what brought Lu Ye a bit of relief was that he blocked this strike...

Without delay, he intended to tilt the Defense Spirit Rune and shove the fireball away.

However, before he could make a move, Dong Shuye, who was not far away, snorted coldly, "Foolish!" and changed the magic spell in his hand.

With a booming explosion, flames swept across all directions, and a vast expanse of Void twisted, the trees around fiercely burning.

Is he dead? Dong Shuye landed, eyes coldly searching.

Under normal circumstances, a Spirit Stream Level 3 cultivator could not withstand his magic and spells by any means; however, the target he was trying to kill this time was clearly not an ordinary Level 3. This fellow was a disciple from a top-tier big sect, and even the mastery of spirit runes alone was breathtaking.

Rustling noises came from the jungle, quickly fading away.

He's not dead? Dong Shuye's eyes twitched with an even fiercer killing intent.

Just as he was about to continue the pursuit, a message suddenly came from the battlefield imprint. He intended to ignore it, but recalling what Lu Ye said earlier, his heart skipped a beat, and he checked the message in haste.

It was a message from Cao Ye, simple and clear, yet it made his heart sink to the bottom!

"Wang Yeang leads 600 cultivators of Xuanmen to attack our position, Senior Brother, come back immediately!"

Dong Shuye would have rushed back immediately upon receiving this message if he had not been pursuing Lu Ye, but with Lu Ye right under his eyes, how could he give up willingly at this moment?

Therefore, after only a slight hesitation, he sent back a message.

The Nine Stars Sect's position had the Sect Protection Array fully activated, with cultivators stationed at key locations, ready for battle.

Xuanmen's sudden full-scale attack was unexpected by all disciples of the Nine Stars Sect, especially since there had just been a battle, which had ended with the Nine Stars Sect's defeat. Cao Ye couldn't understand what Wang Yeang was up to.

But with the attack underway, as the highest cultivation cultivator residing in the position, Cao Ye inevitably began commanding the cultivators for defense.

But he alone was not enough, so he immediately sent a message to inform Dong Shuye, yet the reply he received filled him with helplessness, just three simple words: "Hold on!"

What else could be done at this moment but to hold on?

The protective array was fully operational, consuming a vast amount of Spirit Stones, transforming them into defensive power, and keeping the Xuanmen cultivators outside the position. A conservative estimate was that it could withstand Xuanmen's attack for a day or two without issues.

Therefore, despite the Nine Stars Sect being under siege, the cultivators inside the position were tense but not overly panicked.

"Damn Wang Yeang!" Cao Ye cursed silently, really unable to fathom what madness had taken him.

Just then, a disciple suddenly ran over in a fluster, reporting something that greatly alarmed Cao Ye, who hurriedly stepped out of the grand hall.

At a glance, he saw a figure leading a Ziyi woman by the hand, rushing hurriedly towards him.

"Luo Ji!" Cao Ye bellowed, leaping up on the spot, and landed thunderously before the figure, looking at him, then at the Ziyi woman he was leading: "What are you doing?"

Luo Ji frowned and said, "I'm leaving."

"Leaving?" Cao Ye didn't understand, "Where are you going at this time?"

"Of course, leaving this place. Or should I wait for death?" Luo Ji said with a look that regarded Cao Ye as an idiot.

Cao Ye frowned, unclear on what Luo Ji meant, blocking his path: "You can leave if you want, but why take Ziyi with you?"

Luo Ji said, "From now on, Ziyi is no longer a disciple of the Nine Stars Sect."