Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1641 - 1639: Killing the Fish

As the saber slashed down, a huge gash immediately appeared on the monster fish's head, blood spilling out, and under the stimulus of pain, the monster fish's body seemed to twitch slightly.

But due to the mystical nature of the treasure coin, it could only twitch, unable to make any dodging or resisting moves.

Seeing this, Yann Miao's imposing aura became even more fierce, gripping the Boulder Mountain Saber with both hands, slashing down like a storm!

She naturally didn't know saber skills, but with her powerful cultivation and the ancient Combat Race weapon in hand, her opponent was already in a position where it couldn't dodge. Even without saber skills, she could inflict great damage.

Blood splattered everywhere, and in a matter of moments, the wound on the monster fish's massive head was deep enough to reveal bone. However, the creature's bones were undoubtedly very hard. Yann Miao slashed several more times, only leaving shallow marks on its skull, unable to break through.

Lu Ye activated the power of the treasure coin again, sending a beam of golden light!

He also discovered something; although the power of the treasure coin easily restrained the monster fish, a Sun Blaze, with each activation, the duration of restraint seemed to shorten.

Not to mention, the golden light enveloping the monster fish dissipated faster the second time.

Lu Ye had not been certain at first, but when he cast the golden light over the monster fish for the third time and closely observed the dispersal of the light, he confirmed it.

From this perspective, the treasure coin's effect deteriorates if used repeatedly against the same enemy.

Currently, he could quickly activate the power of the treasure coin using the surrounding seawater, restraining the monster fish again before it broke free, but if done too many times, there might come a moment where the creature escapes restraint while the treasure power is not yet gathered, putting Yann Miao in danger.

So this fight had to end quickly!

Yann Miao clearly realized this too. Aware of the monster fish's hard skull, she immediately abandoned her original target, switching her attacks to other parts of the monster fish, likely in search of its weaknesses.

A star beast as large as a Sun Blaze couldn't be hard all over as its skull.

Moments later, the monster fish was covered in wounds, and Yann Miao found the relatively weak spot on the monster fish's body, which was surprisingly its belly.

At this moment, its belly had been slashed open, innards spilling out, and the monster fish roared in pain, the fierceness in its eyes growing, but under the constraint of the golden light, it could only feel its life slipping away, utterly unable to resist.

As Lu Ye activated the treasure coin's power for the fourth time, Yann Miao slashed several more times before finally withdrawing her hands as her breath settled.

The monster fish in front of her was still shrouded in golden light, but it was already devoid of life. She stared at the monster fish, now almost unrecognizable from all the slashes, hardly believing she had actually killed a Sun Blaze!

Although it was a star beast with low spiritual intelligence, it was still a Sun Blaze!

Reflecting on the recent events, it was incredibly dangerous. Without Li Taibai's mysterious and wondrous treasure coin, they would have failed here.

Lu Ye approached while riding the still-trembling seahorse, looking with interest at the monster fish's corpse.

The corpse of a star beast always held value, especially those from the All Phenomena Ocean, as the star beasts there were primarily spirit fish types. Living in such a special environment for years, their flesh held high culinary and medicinal value.

Just considering the price of a White Spirit, any one of which could fetch several thousand spirit jades, and that's the lowest type of spirit fish star beast in the All Phenomena Ocean.

The body of such a Sun Blaze spirit fish, consequently, holds far greater value than a White Spirit.

Lu Ye estimated that even with the monster fish hacked to pieces by Yann Miao, it could still be sold for at least a few million spirit jades if taken out.

Moreover, inside it was a Crystal Core of Sun Blaze level, which was even more valuable than its flesh, capable of easily selling for tens of millions of spirit jades.

This good stuff couldn't be let go. The Crystal Core was simple enough, just take it out, but the monster fish's body... was too large to fit in a storage ring.

It could only be divided.

Lu Ye then asked the somewhat unsettled Yann Miao, "Great Elder, would you mind extracting the flesh from this fish?"

Yann Miao readily agreed. Although the battle earlier had consumed much of her strength, she wasn't at her limit yet. In fact, the effort of killing the fish with the Boulder Mountain Saber was less than the energy spent when activating the conch that repelled star beasts.

Understanding Lu Ye's intention, Yann Miao immediately started slicing the monster fish's flesh into pieces, which Lu Ye happily collected.

When the monster fish was alive, its body was strong, and it took significant effort for Yann Miao to injure it, but after its death, its body wasn't so tough, not easy to dismantle casually, yet not much trouble for Yann Miao.

After a full two hours of work, only the skeleton of the monster fish was left!

This skeleton was valuable too, especially the monster fish's skull, incredibly hard. Even Yann Miao couldn't inflict real damage on it; crafting a shield-like treasure from it would surely be impregnable.

Without the flesh, dismantling the bones was easier, but Lu Ye only took the hardest skull, leaving what looked like bone spikes and similar parts to Yann Miao.

Because she could take these things back to her clan and then craft them into deadly weapons.

A tiger doesn't lose its might in death, and though the strange fish was dead, its bones still contained a trace of the Sun Blaze's divine might. If the Merfolk Race were to craft weapons from the bone spikes, even ordinary star beasts under the All Phenomena Ocean may not dare to provoke them. You could say that just the bone spikes from this one strange fish could significantly enhance the survival capability of the Merfolk Race beneath the All Phenomena Ocean.

Yann Miao expressed her gratitude.

Lu Ye said, "Great Elder, no need to be so polite. The fish was killed by you, so this is rightfully yours."

Yann Miao smiled and shook her head.

She did kill the fish, but if it weren't for Lu Ye and that treasure coin's might, she wouldn't have been able to kill the fish; burial in the fish's belly would have been the only outcome.

Regarding the treasure coin that could bind the Sun Blaze star beast with golden light, Yann Miao was undoubtedly curious, but she didn't inquire further. Lu Ye was the key to helping the Merfolk Race rid themselves of the Curse Poison's power, and knowing that he had such a treasure for protection was naturally pleasing to her.

After a brief rest, Yann Miao and Lu Ye set off again.

Along the way, Lu Ye no longer needed to be cautious. Instead, he rode on the seahorse, looking around eagerly, hoping to find another Sun Blaze star beast to kill.

Such good opportunities were rare. Normally, he had no idea when he'd have the ability to kill a Sun Blaze star beast.

But in this place, the treasure coin's power was boundless, and with Yann Miao, a Moon Jade Late Stage, if another Sun Blaze star beast dared to emerge, Lu Ye would shine a golden light, hand the Boulder Mountain Saber to Yann Miao, and it would merely be a matter of how the beast would be killed—either in one stroke or many.

Moreover, he discovered that at the moment the treasure coin's golden light was activated, it was astonishingly fast. Unless one was wary in advance, dodging would be near impossible.

The strange fish lived in the ocean for countless years, undoubtedly fast, no less than a normal Sun Blaze, yet it still got caught off guard by Lu Ye's ambush.

The only way to avoid the treasure coin's might would be to be alert in advance and dodge or deflect at the moment Lu Ye acted.

Otherwise, once Lu Ye attacked, the enemy wouldn't stand a chance.

During the competition at the Constellation Palace, Lu Ye had already learned that life-and-death battles among cultivators weren't just about the strength of one's cultivation. External Forces also played a part, especially for those who possessed odd treasures. Those were the things he had to guard against the most because nobody knew what peculiar powers the enemy's treasures might hold.

Never did he expect that he now also had a treasure, one that could threaten a Sun Blaze! Of course, the treasure coin could only manifest its boundless power under the All Phenomena Ocean, but it had a reserve function, triggering once outside as well.

This was a life-saving asset when facing a strong adversary!

As they continued on, they encountered a few Moon Jade star beasts, but no conflicts arose. The Sun Blaze star beasts that occupied Lu Ye's thoughts never appeared again.

It seemed there weren't many Sun Blaze star beasts beneath the All Phenomena Ocean.

Until suddenly, Lu Ye noticed something off above him; the seawater seemed not so dark anymore.

Having ventured into the All Phenomena Ocean multiple times, he was familiar with such changes. He immediately understood that they were about to reach the surface!

Calculating the time, from when he and Yann Miao had left the Merfolk Territory until now, about a month had passed. From this perspective, he had chosen the right direction; otherwise, it wouldn't have been possible to emerge so quickly. Had he chosen wrong, they could have been swimming for months without finding an exit.

He swiftly stopped Yann Miao, using his Mental Consciousness to communicate, causing her to become excited immediately.

She'd been waiting for this moment for a long time, yet when it finally arrived, even she couldn't face it calmly.

Would the power of the Curse Poison within her truly be gone? Could she really leave the All Phenomena Ocean?

These were unknowns, risking a gamble. If successful, it would prove that Lu Ye, as foretold by ancient prophecy, could indeed help her people rid themselves of the Curse Poison. However, if she failed... she would undoubtedly die!

"Great Elder, please don't reveal yourself yet. I'll find a suitable place," Lu Ye advised her.

It wouldn't do for people to see them emerging from beneath the All Phenomena Ocean; it would be far too shocking.

Moreover, Lu Ye couldn't guarantee there would be no problems with Yann Miao's ocean exit, so they needed a dependable spot, away from prying eyes. In case of any issues, Yann Miao could instantly return to the ocean!

Yann Miao nodded, "I'll wait for your signal."

Lu Ye nodded in return, continuing to swim upwards.

This spot was indeed near the ocean surface; the higher he went, the brighter the light.

Moments later, he quietly poked his head out of the water, scanned the surroundings to confirm no one was in sight, quickly leapt out, activated the Talent Tree to manifest his doppelganger, and hastily dressed the doppelganger in clothes!

Then, the original Lu Ye re-entered the ocean, returning to Yann Miao's side while his doppelganger remained on the surface.