Sage of Humanity-Chapter 328 - 326 Unfortunate Lightning Order

Following Senior Brother Zhao’s command, the Tianyan Sect’s large ship charged straight ahead.

The enemy sect had obviously noticed the commotion and a group of cultivators were peering out from the deck, quickly becoming restless.

They had no idea why the Tianyan Sect’s ship was so fast and had never experienced such a thing, but seeing such a huge Flying Spirit Artifact bearing down on them still panicked them.

Shouts and commands rang out from the deck as the cultivators in charge of this big ship were ordering their disciples to change course to avoid the collision.

But after a brief attempt, they realized it was useless; the other party was moving too fast.

A cultivator on the Tianyan Sect ship reported, "Senior Brother Zhao, that’s not the Crimson Blood Valley; it’s the Lightning Order."

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"It doesn’t matter who they are; just crash into them first,"

"Yes."

They had initially thought it was the Crimson Blood Valley coming to reinforc the Qingfeng Gate, but it turned out to be the Lightning Order; either way, they were enemies that needed to be beaten, sooner or later didn’t affect the overall situation.

At this moment, the Deputy Governor of the Lightning Order felt as bitter as if he had swallowed coptis; they were heading to support the Qingfeng Gate, but before they arrived, Qingfeng Gate’s site had been occupied. When they retreated, the Crimson Blood Valley urgently called for help, so they changed their route to assist Crimson Blood Valley.

Now they were still en route and had been caught up by the Tianyan Sect.

He racked his brain but couldn’t understand why the Tianyan Sect’s ship was so fast.

Under his nervous watch, the two ships got closer and closer, and the Lightning Order’s ship first showed a protective light screen.

While this protective light screen wasn’t as strong as the stationary protective arrays, it still offered some defense.

In contrast, the Tianyan Sect didn’t raise a protective light screen immediately, instead, a series of magic and spells burst forth from the deck, striking the enemy sect’s large ship.

Only when they were about twenty zhang apart, did the Tianyan Sect’s ship hurriedly light up its protective light screen.

Seeing this, the Deputy Governor of the Lightning Order felt a chill in his heart.

Everyone’s ship was purchased from the Heaven’s Augury Treasure Vault, with similar quality and various performances; the opponent had weakened their defense with several rounds of magic and spells before the collision, clearly having the upper hand.

He cursed the Tianyan Sect for their despicable and shameless tactics, but also knew this was due to his lack of combat experience.

But could he really be blamed?

The Lightning Order had never encountered such a situation before; in fact, no one in the Spirit Stream battlefield had.

Under the gaze of many eyes, the Tianyan Sect’s ship’s prow viciously struck the rear of the Lightning Order’s ship.

A tremendous boom sounded, and cultivators from both sects lost their footing, swaying from side to side, with some falling onto the deck.

The protective light screens of the two ships shattered one after the other, dissolving into sparkles that drifted away.

On the deck, Lu Ye clutched onto the ship’s railings, hearing the ship’s strained groan next to his ears, followed by a massive shadow looming overhead.

Looking up, it was the hull of the Lightning Order’s ship.

At the moment of the collision, because of the high speed, the prow of the Tianyan Sect’s ship had skewed into the space beneath the rear of the Lightning Order’s ship, lifting it directly.

After another spell of strenuous friction and shaking, the Lightning Order’s ship rolled and was thrown off, slanting toward the ground.

A continuous stream of screams came from the other side, followed by figures jumping out, hastily unleashing their Flying Spirit Artifacts to stabilize their forms.

Some cultivators lacked sufficient strength and control over their spirit force, and even though they unleashed their Flying Spirit Artifacts, they struggled to control them momentarily.

There were more than three hundred people on the Lightning Order’s ship, but after the ship was lifted and tossed, only about a hundred cultivators flew out, all rapidly escaping toward the direction of the Crimson Blood Valley’s site.

On the Tianyan Sect’s side, although the ship had violently shaken for a moment,

the ship showed no sign of falling.

The cultivators of the Tianyan Sect soared up and turned around to chase the Lightning Order’s cultivators.

Lu Ye led the chase at the forefront.

He was the first to act and he was the fastest.

Before transitioning to a Heaven Rank technique, cultivators typically do not fight in the air because they lack sufficient control over their spirit force; fighting while controlling flying weapons could easily lead to mishaps.

It can be said that cultivators controlling flying weapons could significantly reduce their strength.

This situation improves only after transitioning to a Heaven Rank technique, hence why one often sees cultivators engaged in aerial combat in the core circle.

Lu Ye wasn’t much affected; merely controlling "Move-Like-The-Wind" allowed him to maneuver the four weapons easily, even while managing weapon control-flying.

Boosted by the Move-Like-The-Wind Spirit Runes, his figure transformed into a streak of flowing light, piercing through the escaping cultivators of the Lightning Order, with four controlled weapons darting back and forth around him, accompanied by screams, harvesting the lives of his enemies.

A few breaths later, he came to a halt, turned, and blocked the path of the fleeing Lightning Order cultivators.

"Boom..."

A loud crash came from below and it was only then that the capsized ship of the Lightning Order crashed to the ground. Accompanied by the crash was a burst of firelight and the intermittent screams of agony could be heard emanating from the wreckage of the ship.

Of the more than three hundred people from the Lightning Order, only a hundred managed to escape. What about the other two hundred plus?

They were naturally inside the ship.

Some didn’t have time to run; many more lacked the means to. Falling from nearly a hundred zhang in the air, what good end could they possibly have?

It could be said that with this one incident, the Lightning Order lost two hundred cultivators.

"Attack together, kill him!" The Deputy Governor of the Lightning Order shouted angrily. After seeing Lu Ye’s speed in flight and his methods of killing, he knew they couldn’t deal with Lu Ye if they hoped to survive.

The cultivators from Tianyan Sect might not catch up with them, but Lu Yiye of the Righteous Blood Sect was terrifyingly fast; they simply could not shake him off.

What responded to him was a rapidly enlarging streak of fiery-red light in their field of view.

If he had been on the ground, even if Lu Ye had been extremely powerful, he wouldn’t dare to face nearly a hundred people alone; that would be no different from seeking death.

But in the air, it was different. Since everyone hadn’t cultivated the Heaven Rank technique, Lu Ye, due to his strong psyche and sufficient control over his spirit force, was unaffected in strength. The people of Tianyan Sect, on the other hand, each could only perform up to seventy percent of their usual capabilities.

Moreover, when flying with weapon control, Lu Ye had more room to maneuver and evade.

Simply put, it was almost impossible for the enemy to hit him, but he could accurately kill an enemy with each strike.

He intercepted and delayed in front, continuously killing enemies. Soon, the cultivators from Tianyan Sect also caught up under the lead of Zhao Li.

Completely surrounded, those cultivators from the Lightning Order who had escaped the ship had no way out.

The radiance of magic and spells from weapon control flashed back and forth, displaying the fearless determination of the Lightning Order cultivators.

The battle continued for a while, and the fluctuations of spirit force gradually subsided.

During the earlier attack on Qingfeng Gate, there had been some casualties on both sides, but in this engagement, all the dead were Lightning Order cultivators. No one from Tianyan Sect died; the only injuries were minor ones caused by the shaking when the ships collided.

After the battle, Lu Ye, along with some array cultivators, was busy assessing the condition of the Tianyan Sect’s ship.

There was significant damage at the bow of the ship which slightly affected its overall performance, but it was not a major issue.

Rather than continuing forward, they repaired and waited for the people from Canglan Mountain to join them.

The Lightning Order had lost over three hundred people in this encounter, a catastrophic loss indeed. More importantly, with so many people gone, they could forget about holding their position unless they could get reinforcements in time.

But the nearest Crimson Blood Valley was the next target to be attacked and couldn’t possibly provide support to the Lightning Order. Relying on Crimson Blood Valley was impractical, and expecting help from an even further Alliance Sect was even less realistic.

At this critical moment within the station of the Lightning Order, the Governor’s face was ashen. In just a short span of less than a few dozen breaths, over three hundred marks had been extinguished in his battlefield marking, each mark representing the life of a Lightning Order cultivator.

Those three hundred plus people were originally designated to support Qingfeng Gate and then rerouted to aid Crimson Blood Valley!

No one knew what they had encountered that led to their complete annihilation in such a short time, without a single survivor.

Even before their deaths, not a single message had been sent back.

The Governor, suppressing his sorrow, steadied his mind and sent a message to inquire about the situation at Crimson Blood Valley.

The Governor of Crimson Blood Valley was bewildered.

They were still waiting for support from the Lightning Order to jointly resist Tianyan Sect and Canglan Mountain, yet the forces of the Lightning Order had been entirely wiped out?

With Qingfeng Gate gone and the reinforcements from the Lightning Order dead, did that not mean they had to fight alone?

Under immense pressure, the Governor of Crimson Blood Valley.

Qingfeng Gate was easily toppled because they were unprepared and caught off guard; Crimson Blood Valley, however, did not plan to retreat despite knowing they couldn’t hold their position alone. They thought that as long as they were sufficiently prepared, even if outnumbered, they could still fight the enemy by leveraging their geographic advantage!

In this critical situation, Crimson Blood Valley hastily prepared, with messages shuttling between the station and their sect headquarters.

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The people from Canglan Mountain arrived belatedly, joining Tianyan Sect. Both sects’ cultivators set off again, heading towards the station of Crimson Blood Valley.

There had been some casualties on both sides in the previous battle at Qingfeng Gate, but the losses were minor, with less than forty people dead, so the overall strength was not significantly affected.

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When the cultivators from both sects arrived with great momentum outside the station of Crimson Blood Valley, the defenders were already in combat readiness. Their deployment and array setup were similar to what had been used when attacking Qingfeng Gate: strong physique cultivators at the very front, followed by combat cultivators and ghost cultivators, with magic cultivators in the rear.

The cultivators from both sects disembarked in succession. With victories from the previous two battles and a numerical advantage, the cultivators from both Tianyan Sect and Canglan Mountain were immensely aggressive. Through the layers of the big array’s light screen, they stared down the people of Crimson Blood Valley, with some even blatantly threatening by running their hands across their throats.

In contrast, even though Crimson Blood Valley was well-prepared and resolved to fight to the death, the tension was evident on their faces.

Even before the battle had started, the cultivators from both sides began shouting insults at each other, with a notably high use of expletives involving "mother."