Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1684 - 1682: It’s Him, It’s Really Him

Yin-Yang Great Millstone, at some location, the white-haired elder of the Divine Wind Galactic Pirates Group stared wearily into the depths, his withered face full of anger and unwillingness.

Six months ago, when he was in a low-level domain, he inadvertently stumbled upon something strange — he sensed a Constellation cultivator had arrived in this low-level domain, yet somehow suddenly vanished.

After a thorough investigation, he vaguely felt that this low-level domain might be hiding some secrets because in the desolate star region, a domain like this, even if it's the lowest level, seemed somewhat special, especially since it was located on the periphery of the expanding Yin-Yang Great Millstone.

He was considered knowledgeable, and during an exchange with a certain Sun Blaze member, he had heard intelligence about the Flower Race and the World King Flower, and immediately made some assessments.

With excitement in his heart, he secretly left the low-level domain and gathered his forces to return.

Whether there was truly a World King Flower in that domain, before destroying the domain he couldn't actually confirm, there was just a possibility.

But it was just a low-level domain, and moreover in the desolate star region; if it were destroyed, it wouldn't cause any trouble for him.

As a result, that domain indeed concealed a World King Flower!

And this treasure, which should have belonged to him, was somehow taken away by an outsider at Constellation Late Stage, he was furious and ordered his men to pursue, but it resulted in heavy losses.

Even he himself pursued relentlessly but to no avail, until that late-stage Constellation cultivator escaped into the Yin-Yang Great Millstone!

Thinking that once here, no matter how strange the opponent's escape tactics were, they couldn't possibly slip from his grasp. Who knew the opponent had refined a Spirit Flower from the Taichu Realm and was completely unaffected by the special atmosphere of the Yin-Yang Great Millstone.

Lost the chase!

The elder's heart was wrenched with anguish.

The value of a World King Flower is immeasurable; as long as the news spreads, those large domains and even top-level domains would flock to it, with this one flower he would possess a lifetime of inexhaustible wealth.

Yet all his meticulous plotting ended up benefiting someone else.

He vaguely realized that the World King Flower was not to be regained; now that he had lost the trail, he had no chance of finding him again; the other party could easily escape from another direction.

But to just let him go so easily, how could he be resigned?

He still harbored an unrealistic hope; what if the kid got lost inside and ran back out here?

It was precisely due to this slight hope that he hadn't left; he remained stationed, eagerly waiting…

But a month's wait had made him restless.

Yet at this moment, a shadow faintly emerged ahead; the elder's heart skipped a beat, eyes widening with bloodshot gaze towards that direction.

Due to the omnipresent powerful grinding force, the space within the Yin-Yang Great Millstone appeared distorted, causing the elder to be unclear of the shadow's identity.

But as the figure approached, the silhouette became clearer, stirring excited anticipation in the elder's heart.

It's him! That's the kid!

He really walked out from this position.

The elder almost wanted to laugh aloud, resolutely deciding that this time, he would not let the opponent escape again, this was definitely his closest chance to seize the World King Flower.

Mana erupted from his body, invisible ripples spreading outward centered around his aged form, to capture Lu Ye, the white-haired elder did not hesitate, immediately activating a secret technique, at the cost of burning his life force, to forcibly enhance his strength.

At this position, affected by the Yin-Yang Great Millstone's environmental pressure, his Moon Jade Late Stage cultivation could only exert power equivalent to Moon Jade Early Stage.

Yet with this secret technique, he could exert power infinitely close to mid-stage.

In an instant, blood Qi surged within his withered body, mana fluctuated, and a string of bead-like treasures appeared in the elder's hand; as mana infused into it, the elder commanded softly: "Go!"

The beads in his hand spread out, transforming into five blazing suns, four sealing off the surroundings, the fifth hurtling directly towards Lu Ye.

The intensely scorching aura warped even the space.

Up ahead in the distance, Lu Ye leisurely arriving raised his eyebrows at the sight.

A magic cultivator, huh!

As a combat cultivator, he favored magic cultivators the most, as they were easy to cut down, unlike those beefy savage brutes whose bodies were as hard as stone, making the Boulder Mountain Saber vibrate with strong recoil when struck.

These sun-like manifestations were clearly the manifestation of the mana of the opponent's magic treasure.

It must be said, indeed this was Moon Jade Late Stage, even if now only capable of releasing early-stage power, this means was unlike any ordinary newly promoted Moon Jade.

Judging by the power of this magic treasure, it likely reached the six-star level.

Worthy of being the leader of a galactic pirate group, his worth was indeed incomparable to someone like Old Tang at Moon Jade stage.

In the past, when faced with such an aggressive attack, the only thing Lu Ye could do was avoid its edge.

However, what seemed like an incredibly fierce offensive a month ago, now... didn't seem all that much?

He gazed at the giant blazing sun rushing toward him and raised his hand to grip the Boulder Mountain Saber.

The old man on the other side was momentarily stunned by this scene because ever since his encounter with Lu Ye, Lu Ye had been fleeing continuously, never even daring to face him courageously, given the huge disparity in their strength.

But what was happening now? Had this kid lost his mind? Not only was he not escaping from the attack, but he didn't even intend to dodge it.

Yet this only delighted the old man more because once he killed Lu Ye, the World King Flower would reappear, allowing him to leisurely collect it. The only thing that worried him a bit was that the unfolding of the World King Flower might attract other Moon Jade cultivators.

As thoughts flickered through his mind, the gigantic blazing sun had already engulfed Lu Ye's figure.

The old man stared unblinkingly, as if he could already see the scene of the World King Flower revealing itself, his excitement indescribable.

A Constellation Late Stage cultivator couldn't possibly survive such an attack from him.

However, the World King Flower didn't reveal itself, only a faint flicker of saber light greeted his eyes.

The old man's pupils involuntarily shrank, instinctively sensing something was wrong. Even though his cultivation was greatly suppressed, his Moon Jade Late Stage experience and battle skills remained, having fought countless battles in his life as a galactic pirate.

Almost at the moment that sliver of saber light appeared, the old man's body instinctively leapt backward.

But it was already a step too late. Somehow, a figure had already appeared in front of him — the very enemy whom he thought his magic treasure had obliterated.

This seemingly very young man was now slightly crouched, his head lowered with his bangs casting shadows over his eyes. Yet the old man could feel the cold gaze staring at him; he looked like a hunting leopard.

The old man's eyes widened suddenly. Without thinking, he hurried to utilize his mana for protection, simultaneously causing a crystal pendant hanging on his neck to shatter, rapidly forming a protective barrier around him.

When the saber light flashed again, the old man was terrified as he was blasted backward by a huge force.

The protective barrier enveloping him shattered like a bubble as he flew, he even felt his own protective mana being sliced apart!

Only then did he become acutely aware of the energy fluctuations emanating from Lu Ye.

It was not the spirit force of a Constellation but the mana of a Moon Jade!

"Moon Jade!"

That boy... actually advanced to Moon Jade within the Yin-Yang Great Millstone!

Though it was hard to believe, the truth lay before his eyes.

And what was with such a terrifying slash? Even if the opponent did advance to Moon Jade, he shouldn't possess such shocking power.

The defense formed by his shattered magic treasure along with his own mana protection shouldn't be easily broken—not by a Moon Jade Early Stage, nor even a Moon Jade Mid-Stage, yet the opponent had effortlessly...

With both now being at the Moon Jade Early Stage, the old man felt the opponent could easily kill him.

Was this the potential of a cultivator who, during the Divine Sea struggle by the Reincarnation Tree, refined the spirit light born from the Taichu Realm?

He had long heard that cultivators like these, once they grew, all possessed terrifying strength. Although he had never had the opportunity to witness it before, was he seeing it now? But this... wasn't something he wanted.

Terror-stricken, the old man's mind raced.

The four blazing suns originally sealing the surroundings, under his control, rushed towards Lu Ye's position with incredible speed, quickly engulfing the area where Lu Ye stood.

Blinding brilliance soared heavenward, it was as if a great sun truly exploded, threatening to melt the entire vicinity.

Accompanying this was the assertive cry of the saber, within the exploding suns the saber light flashed, seemingly splitting space apart.

Soundlessly, one by one the blazing suns extinguished, a figure charged out from them unscathed, traversing swiftly to just a short distance in front of the old man.

When in Constellation, using the Brazen Plundering Technique imposed a significant burden on Lu Ye, making it unsustainable for long durations.

Now, having reached Constellation, his physique had greatly strengthened, and Lu Ye finally felt that the Brazen Plundering Technique wasn't as burdensome.

Given his current foundation, he could maintain such a technique for a full day and night without issue, though longer durations would be uncertain.

The old man was driven to despair; he hadn't anticipated that following such assaults Lu Ye could emerge unharmed, and now while retreating quickly, he couldn't match the speed of Lu Ye's Boulder Mountain Saber.

Without the enhancement of Divine Sharp Edge, nor activating the Boulder Mountain Saber's power, he relied merely on sheer slashes.

The long saber stained with blood, scattered in all directions.

The old man's eyes were nearly popping out; his abdomen had a deep wound reaching the bone. As he spewed blood, it instantly seemed to ignite, transforming into a layer of blood light enveloping him entirely, before he hurriedly fled without looking back.