Sage of Humanity-Chapter 571 - 569: The Pursuit

Wei Que staggered, covered in wounds, presenting a sight too horrible to endure.

First, he was ambushed by Lu Ye and others within the Great Delusion Array. Although he fortuitously destroyed the array, he was already at the end of his tether. Afterward, he was besieged by the crowd, and then he recklessly sacrificed that broken arrow treasure. One could say that he was truly at the point of complete exhaustion.

His vision blurred, and when he looked up, all he could see was the figure of Lu Ye swooping down from the sky, his features already indistinct.

The brilliantly shining saber light flashed past as the Boulder Mountain Saber easily sliced through Wei Que's weak protective spirit force, chopping down at his neck.

As they passed by each other, Lu Ye's feet plowed through the ground for several dozen feet before slowly stabilizing.

The maggot-like sense of crisis also vanished as he made that cut; after all, the broken arrow was controlled by Wei Que. Once he died, the treasure lost its power, its light retracting, reverting to its original form, and falling from the sky.

Lu Ye took a deep breath, turned around to look back, and saw Wei Que's headless corpse collapsing to the ground, blood spurting from the neck.

A Cloud River Level 9 cultivator, slain by him and Li Baxian and the others!

To achieve such a battle record, the Great Delusion Array had played a pivotal role. Within that array, Wei Que had little chance of withstanding their combined attacks.

It must be noted that previously in the hunting grounds, Lu Ye and two others had struggled immensely against a Level 7 Hea Bing. In the end, Lu Ye even had to resort to the Beast Transformation Secret Technique to kill him.

Although there's only a two-level difference between Level 7 and Level 9, the disparity in strength is like that between heaven and earth. Even though Lu Ye and his party's cultivation had advanced since their time in the hunting grounds, and even though they now had Giant Armor with them, without the Great Delusion Array, the group of four would not have stood a chance against Wei Que. It's most likely they would have been defeated one by one.

With Wei Que's life force extinguished, Tan Sheng and Xia Liang, who were still entangled with the wolf pack, were shocked. They never imagined that a Cloud River Level 9 Wei Que would actually be killed by Lu Yiye and the others.

Their current condition was also extremely miserable, marred with injuries all over, their clothes soaked with blood. Although they were very strong, facing the onslaught of an entire wolf pack was too much.

If it weren't for the wolves being somewhat restrained and not pushing too hard, they probably would have already lost their lives. Even so, both were seriously injured and their breathing was erratic.

Almost at the instant of Wei Que's death, Xia Liang suddenly roared in anger, his long saber gleaming with a shocking saber light as he ferociously slashed forward.

With that strike, the already teetering trap array finally could no longer hold and exploded into fragments.

Previously, seeing Wei Que in a critical situation, they already knew that this mission to kill Lu Yiye was doomed, so they had been looking for ways to escape. Covered by the trap array, the only way out was to break it.

Under their guidance, the remnants of the fight with the wolf pack spread in every direction.

After all, it was an unmanned array; while strong, it wasn't invincible. Gradually whittled down, it finally shattered under Xia Liang's thunderous blow.

"Go!" Xia Liang shouted lowly. He dashed out first, and Tan Sheng quickly followed him. Although Wei Que had died right under their noses, neither had any intention of avenging him.

Their relationship was one of cooperation. Wei Que's careless mistake, which led to his death at the hands of several Cloud River Level 4-5 cultivators, was his own folly.

Besides, their own situation was perilous, and if they didn't flee soon, they too would be left behind.

The figures of the two dashed out one after the other. Howling wolves sounded, and pale green Wind Blades flew towards them, causing Xia Liang and Tan Sheng to fend awkwardly and sustain new injuries.

Unfortunately, the demon wolves could not travel through the air, so when the two men decided to flee, the wolves couldn't stop them.

Lu Ye on the other hand had just slain Wei Que, barely stabilizing his own surging spirit force, and hadn't had time to deal with Tan Sheng and Xia Liang when he saw them breaking the trap array and escaping.

He immediately dashed to pursue them.

Under normal circumstances, he would never chase two Level 9 cultivators, as this would be no different from seeking death.

But at this moment, both Tan Sheng and Xia Liang were severely injured and it was uncertain how much of their true strength they could exert. This was the perfect opportunity to eradicate them completely; otherwise, once they recovered it would become extremely difficult to kill them.

Seeing this, Li Baxian also hurriedly pursued with his Sword Control, and at the same time, called out, "Yuechan, stay behind to take care of Junior Brother Giant Armor!"

Giant Armor had been injured by that broken arrow earlier, and although physique cultivators were tough and had strong recovery abilities, he still suffered a wound that penetrated his body. Since then, he had been kneeling on the ground, his condition unknown.

The pursuit was enough for him and Lu Ye; if they could kill their targets, the two of them could do it together. If not, adding Feng Yuechan would not make a difference.

Feng Yuechan stopped in her tracks upon hearing this and watched as Lu Ye and Li Baxian turned into streaks of light, chasing out of the spirit ground and into the depths of Great Wilderness Mountain.

A pack of demon wolves, under the lead wolf's command, followed Lu Ye out, seemingly intent on aiding him. But after only half an hour, the wolves returned.

Not being able to fly was indeed a disadvantage; even if they could run swiftly through the mountains and forests, they could not outpace weapon control-flying. After chasing for a while and losing sight of Lu Ye and the others, the demon wolves could only return.

By that time, Feng Yuechan had already bandaged Giant Armor's wounds. His injury appeared formidable, but in reality, it was not a big problem; he only needed a day or two of rest to recover.

She did not know the situation with Li Baxian and Lu Ye, attempted to send a message, but received no response; she could only wait silently.

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At this moment, Lu Ye and Li Baxian had chased for about 30 miles. Tan Sheng and Xia Liang ahead showed no signs of stopping, desperately fleeing while their blood kept dripping behind them, which increasingly confirmed Lu Ye's suspicion that these two were in bad shape.

Otherwise, it didn't make sense for two Level 9 cultivators to appear so disheveled.

Back then, in the hunting ground, Lu Ye had been chased around with no place to hide, hardly two months later, the situation had completely reversed. Indeed, as the saying goes, "Thirty years on the east bank of the river, thirty years on the west; fortunes of the world can change in an instant."

In the midst of fleeing, Tan Sheng roared, "Lu Yiye, let's stop this, if we continue, nobody will end well!"

This area was deep within Great Wilderness Mountain, where many powerful demon beasts resided. Even if cultivators came here on regular days, they moved stealthily, daring not to cause any disturbances for fear of alerting some demon beast.

The ruckus caused by their chase was significant, and if it alerted some powerful demon beasts, not only would Tan Sheng and Xia Liang not end well, but Lu Ye and Li Baxian would be in the same situation.

So, the best response would be for Lu Ye to stop and let them go.

However, faced with Tan Sheng's shouting, Lu Ye remained unmoved.

If he missed such a rare opportunity, it would be impossible to kill these two on the Cloud River battlefield in the future. Both were Cloud River Level 9 cultivators, who could be promoted to True Lake at any time. Once they were promoted, they would certainly leave the Cloud River battlefield.

Lu Ye had been hunted down without a place to turn in the hunting ground, and he remembered this grudge well. Furthermore, they had found the spirit ground. If he didn't completely eliminate them now, the location of the spirit ground would certainly be exposed, and that could lead to future troubles.

Wei Que was already dead. As long as he could kill these two, then the existence of the spirit ground would at least not be revealed.

With such a resolute killing intent, how could Lu Ye sway by mere words?

Moreover, the more Tan Sheng spoke like this, the more it showed his dire situation. Otherwise, he would just stop and settle it with a fight.

"Lu Yiye, must we both perish together?" Tan Sheng roared again.

Lu Ye remained silent, but Li Baxian scoffed, "If you really have the ability, let's fight and see who dies and who, amongst us brothers, perishes!"

Tan Sheng fleeing ahead almost bit his teeth to pieces. He, like Xia Liang, was a Cloud River Level 9 cultivator. Usually, on the Cloud River battlefield, they wouldn't claim to summon the wind and rain, but they were at least among the very top tier of the strong. When had they ever been chased so miserably by two Level 4-5 Cloud River cultivators?

It's almost unbelievable when said out loud.

Yet, today, this bizarre event had happened to them, filling them with both rage and frustration.

If it weren't for the severity of their injuries, would Lu Yiye and Li Baxian dare to be so presumptuous before them?

Their injuries from the fight with the wolf pack were too severe, leaving them now unable to exert even one-third of their usual strength, let alone shake off the pursuit of their enemies.

What's more, as time passed, their condition became increasingly worse, slowing the speed of their weapon control-flying.

If this continued, being caught up by Lu Yiye and Li Baxian was just a matter of time.

"Brother Xia!" Tan Sheng turned his head toward Xia Liang and saw that the strong saber user from Mad Saber Sect looked pale as paper, with a chaotic breath, but his eyes were still as sharp as a blade.

During the tangle with the wolf pack, Xia Liang had sustained much more severe injuries than him because Xia Liang had shown greater strength, making the wolf pack target Xia Liang even more, which put most of the pressure on him.

In response to Tan Sheng's inquiry, Xia Liang coldly uttered one word: "Fight!"

There was no escaping now. If they continued like this, their condition would only worsen. By the time they were completely drained, they might not even have the chance to fight.

While they still had the strength for one last battle, perhaps there was a chance to kill those two, who were, after all, only Level 4-5 Cloud River cultivators.

Although Tan Sheng knew this wasn't the best course of action, there was no better option. He nodded slightly, "Then we fight!"

As the words fell, the two of them flew straight down toward the ground and landed one after another a moment later.

Given their condition, it was no longer suitable for them to fight through air, as that would consume even more strength. Hence, fighting on the ground was the best choice.

As soon as they landed, Lu Ye and Li Baxian followed close behind and stopped less than a hundred meters from them.

Eight pairs of eyes collided across the space, fiery sparks seemingly flying, and the atmosphere in the wilderness suddenly turned oppressive.

Li Baxian grabbed the wine gourd at his waist, took a casual swig, and casually asked, "Junior brother, which one will you choose?"

Lu Ye's gaze fixed on Xia Liang as he slowly advanced forward.

Li Baxian nodded, "Then I'll take the other one." As the words came out, he spat out a breath, and a dozen flying swords shot towards Tan Sheng.