Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1747 - 1745: Fairness and Justice

The Sun Blaze arbitration is the most powerful means through which the native star system controls the All Phenomena Ocean, and it is also the reason why the Sun Blazes are stationed at All Phenomena Island. This way, when something happens over the ocean, the Sun Blaze cultivators can step in promptly.

But only when someone breaks the rules at the early stage, will the Sun Blaze governor enforce arbitration. Lu Ye carefully contemplated the situation on Three Worlds Island and confirmed that his side indeed had not violated the rules; everything was conducted within them.

In that case, there's only one possibility left!

"Whether the rules are broken is not up to you," Yuan Du spoke casually, flicking his hand, and an invisible force whisked Yu Huan—who had been impaled in the chest by Lu Ye's Boulder Mountain Saber—away. Within moments, Yu Huan stood beside Yuan Du.

Yu Huan narrowly escaped death, a face of relief and gratitude, although still in disarray, at least he saved his life and no longer had to worry about impending demise.

He quickly turned and bowed, "Baiyue's Yu Huan, meeting Governor Yuan, thanks to the governor for saving me!"

Yuan Du replied indifferently, "I saved you for official matters, protecting the rules of All Phenomena Ocean, not for thanks."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Yu Huan nodded incessantly, pale-faced, realizing his misstep and dared not say more.

Yuan Du said, "Then speak up, what do you want me to arbitrate? If you can't articulate clearly, I won't be lenient. We, Sun Blaze governors, must act fairly and justly; on this All Phenomena Ocean, we won't show any form of favoritism to anyone."

Yu Huan quickly assumed a serious demeanor, turned to look at Lu Ye, and angrily stated, "Governor Yuan, I request arbitration—the Three Worlds Island broke the rules in this Spirit Island contest!"

He himself hadn't realized this matter, as during the previous battle, the battlefield was too chaotic, and Baiyue Island wasn't faring well, he naturally couldn't pay much attention to some specific situations, until Yuan Cheng's audio transmission guided him.

Yuan Cheng certainly wouldn't harm him, so now he's full of confidence as he points at Lu Ye, vehemently saying, "Three Worlds Island dispatched not just five Moon Jade cultivators!"

Lu Ye raised an eyebrow, thinking that was indeed the case, Yuan Du's appearance was indeed for this reason.

"Not just five!" Yuan Du's face darkened, looking towards Baiyue Island, his gaze deep as if he could imprint everything there into his vision. After a moment, he nodded slightly, "Indeed, there are two Moon Jade cultivators here, but four there—that's already six Moon Jades!"

He lowered his head, his gaze sternly towards Lu Ye, reprimanding, "So brazenly breaking the rules, it's outrageous. If everyone acted like you, there'd be no peace in All Phenomena Ocean, with no rules to speak of in the future. Today, as governor, I verify the facts, and Three Worlds Island disregards rules without restraint, they must be severely punished to serve as a warning!" Saying this, he slowly lifted a hand and struck towards Lu Ye, "Today's actions by me are because you broke the rules. All Phenomena Ocean requires fairness and justice, for anyone breaking the rules, we governors will show no mercy. If there is a next life, be a good person!"

Lu Ye's hair stood on end in an instant, his entire body cracking with countless fissures, blood spraying wildly. When a Sun Blaze cultivator bears murderous intent and moves decisively, it's truly a matter of life and death.

Beside Yuan Du, Yu Huan looked gleefully at Lu Ye, never expecting such a dramatic turn—it turned out visiting Yuan Du was his wisest decision.

"Three Worlds Island did not break the rules; if the governor has fairness in his heart, he should let us rebut, otherwise, killing me now would be silencing, Three Worlds Island will not comply, and the millions of cultivators of All Phenomena Ocean will not comply!" Lu Ye shouted angrily.

Yuan Du frowned slightly, but paused his strike.

His arrival caused such a commotion; in this short moment, many cultivators nearby had come to watch. Although standing afar, Yuan Du did not hide his fairness in all his statements; those watching in the distance heard him clearly, and Lu Ye's shout meant if he acted, he'd be accused of silencing, surely leading to much suspicion.

Besides, from an outsider's perspective, even if arbitratored, there's indeed a need to rebut, to clarify the truth. Though All Phenomena Ocean is under the jurisdiction of Sun Blaze cultivators, they cannot decree indiscriminately.

The Sun Blaze governors maintain their credibility, external forces strive to protect their interests—the whole All Phenomena Ocean exists in a bizarre balance really.

Yuan Du frowned, "What do you want to rebut?"

Lu Ye answered, "Governor, please restrain your imposing presence!"

The old fellow's formidable presence since appearing had transformed into an invisible force, suppressing him and Ma Shangsi, which was truly exasperating.

Seeing Yuan Du unmoved, Lu Ye coldly laughed, "As a Sun Blaze governor, are you afraid I, a Moon Jade Early Stage cultivator, will escape? Or perhaps you wish I speak no further?"

Cornered by Lu Ye's words, Yuan Du could only retract his imposing presence. Of course, he was confident Lu Ye wouldn't escape from his grasp.

Only then did Lu Ye feel considerably better.

"If you have something to say, hurry it up—any delay might be too late. Don't expect fancy words to deceive me; I'm not blind!"

"Naturally," Lu Ye coldly smiled, "Please wait a moment, Governor. Whether Three Worlds Island has exceeded rules, resolution will be forthcoming."

In the direction of Baiyue Island, a sword cultivator doppelganger was hastily heading this way, its sword escape speed being swift; it wouldn't take long to arrive.

Although Lu Ye could use Void Spirit Runes to teleport his doppelganger over, he chose not to do so in front of everyone.

Yuan Du sensed the presence of four Moon Jade cultivators on Baiyue Island, one of whom was naturally the sword cultivator's doppelganger left behind when Lu Ye hurriedly pursued Ma Shangsi.

As for the four Treasure Blood Avatars, after conquering Baiyue Island's big island-protecting array, Lu Ye had already recalled them. Treasure Blood Avatars should not be excessively depleted in battle because if they get shattered, Lu Ye would have to re-form them again, which is quite troublesome. Refilling Treasure Blood energy under these circumstances is much simpler than re-forming them from scratch.

If not for this precaution, Yuan Du would have sensed more than just four Moon Jade presences, but rather eight.

In just a moment, the sword cultivator who urgently arrived dispersed his sword light, revealing his figure.

Lu Ye looked at Yuan Du: "I suppose that among the four Moon Jade cultivators sensed by the governor on Baiyue Island, one of them is him, right?"

"Indeed!" Yuan Du nodded.

"Then there's no problem." Lu Ye extended his hand to grab the doppelganger.

"What?" Yuan Du was briefly stunned, then showed an incredulous look, because as Lu Ye's hand made contact with the doppelganger, the seemingly living Moon Jade suddenly melted, transforming into a mass of red light that fused into Lu Ye's body, leaving only clothes and a sword gourd behind.

Lu Ye calmly collected the clothes and sword gourd. He wasn't worried about the sword gourd exposing anything, as many cultivators preferred this type of magic treasure for its strong camouflage unless examined closely.

This sudden transformation left Yuan Cheng, standing on the starboat, greatly astonished: "What happened?"

Yu Huan was equally bewildered.

Only Yuan Du came to a realization: "Clone Technique?"

Lu Ye looked at Yuan Du mockingly: "It seems Governor Yuan is indeed knowledgeable!"

Yuan Du indeed possessed extensive knowledge, but he had never encountered such a peculiar doppelganger before. In his perception, this doppelganger was indistinguishable from a real person, otherwise, he wouldn't have appeared here.

Things became... troublesome! He regretted it inwardly and thought if he had known earlier, he would have observed Baiyue Island closely, perhaps discovering some clues that would have prevented this awkward predicament.

"So, can it be concluded that our Three Worlds Island did not violate any rules in this Spirit Island conquest battle, Governor Yuan?"

Yuan Du remained silent. Faced with the truth, what could he say?

Whoosh...

Yu Huan reacted immediately, almost simultaneously with Lu Ye's words, fleeing desperately. Counting on Yuan Du to arbitrate had failed. If Lu Ye wanted to kill him, no one would save him now; he could only rely on himself.

Lu Ye glanced in the direction of Yu Huan's escape but did not pursue immediately, instead looking at Yuan Du: "Yu Huan was about to die, and it was the governor who took him from my blade. Now that the truth is clear, shouldn't the governor return Yu Huan to me as a demonstration of fairness and justice?"

Yuan Du stared angrily at Lu Ye. For the Sun Blaze governor to personally appear, bringing up All Phenomena Ocean's rules for arbitration, only to have Lu Ye prove with facts that Three Worlds Island did not break the rules, anyone could see the governor had personal motives for intervening. Essentially, it was like taking a slap from Lu Ye.

And not only that, Lu Ye now wanted him to hand back Yu Huan, whom he rescued, which meant taking another slap from Lu Ye on the other cheek, like being slapped twice.

But it was indeed he who took Yu Huan from Lu Ye's blade, and now Lu Ye was demanding fairness and justice, leaving the governor with no excuse to avoid it.

After all, it was himself who emphasized fairness and justice, repeating it multiple times!

Yuan Du's heart was filled with intense killing intent, wishing he could now obliterate Lu Ye, but being a Sun Blaze made killing a Moon Jade Early Stage easier; yet dealing with the aftermath was difficult.

If word spread that he killed a Moon Jade cultivator, All Phenomena Ocean wouldn't remain peaceful. The top forces had coveted All Phenomena Ocean for some time but couldn't intervene due to many rules and a strange balance.

If the local Sun Blaze governor disregarded the rules, would the other forces' Sun Blaze care?

It's imaginable; if he killed Lu Ye today, ten or a hundred Sun Blaze would emerge in All Phenomena Ocean tomorrow...

Therefore, despite his intense desire to kill, he had to forcibly restrain himself. It must be said that Sun Blaze's temperament was quite steady; a more impulsive cultivator might have already acted.

He only coldly stared at Lu Ye, silently threatening him.