Sage of Humanity

Blood splattered, and Lu Ye and Senior Brother Zhou each took three steps back.

Lu Ye's right chest was bleeding profusely as if pierced by Senior Brother Zhou's sword, yet Senior Brother Zhou was not in much better condition, a slash mark ran diagonally from his chest to his abdomen, if it were not for him stepping back at the last moment, that single strike would have gutted him.

Senior Brother Zhou naturally saw Lu Ye's strike coming, the reason he did not completely dodge was because he had absolute confidence in his protective spirit force.

Previously, Lu Ye had the Breath-Concealing Talisman concealing his shape and the spirit light on his body, the few from Cloudy Mountain could not gauge his depth, but once they began to fight, the fluctuations of spirit force could not be hidden whatsoever.

Spirit Stream Level 3! The moment Senior Brother Zhou broke free from the spirit bell, he had determined Lu Ye's cultivation level.

He, being at Spirit Stream Level 5, was two minor levels higher than the opponent, his protective spirit force naturally more powerful, so he was confident that even if Lu Ye's blade struck him, it would cause no major harm, at most a minor injury. Conversely, his own thrust at Lu Ye would not be so bearable.

If it were not for his usual cautiousness, he wouldn't have stepped back when Lu Ye's blade descended.

This step, let him brush past death.

The long blade struck against his protective spirit force, just slightly hindered for a moment, then broke through the protective spirit force, wounding him in its course.

Senior Brother Zhou widened the distance between him and Lu Ye, looking down at his own injuries with disbelief at how fragile his protective spirit force had been.

The spiritual artifact in the other's hand seemed to be unimaginably sharp!

Only by then did he have the chance to look around, shocked to find that all his junior brothers and sisters lay lifeless in pools of blood; only he and Lu Ye remained alive, along with the big tiger pacing and growling not far away.

Senior Brother Zhou's eyes twitched violently.

He had been trapped in that spiritual artifact for merely ten breaths. It was one thing that Sister Yu was attacked before, but the remaining three junior brothers were all at Level 3 of the Spirit Stream, and the opponent, alone, had killed those three brothers in ten breaths?

Even he himself had been slashed!

What kind of monster had emerged from where?

Anger and sorrow surged in his heart, his eyes reddened as he gritted his teeth and growled, "Level 3, just a mere Level 3..."

It was unclear what he specifically wanted to say next, but Lu Ye was in no mood to listen further, the sword piercing through his chest made breathing difficult, and this battle could not be dragged on for too long.

Thus, while Senior Brother Zhou was still enveloped in his grieving emotions, Lu Ye had already lunged forward to attack.

Senior Brother Zhou could only respond with a string of curses through gritted teeth.

As their figures crossed past each other, Lu Ye suffered three new sword cuts, but he managed to leave another cut on Senior Brother Zhou, his blade angled cunningly, striking the thigh and slicing the flesh open, blood spurting wildly.

Since he couldn't outmatch the opponent in skill, he decided not to compete, opting instead for an injury-for-injury approach!

If it were truly down to skill, others would simply play him to death live.

Lu Ye turned around, his eyelids lowered, covering two vital areas at his chest and neck with Defense Spirit Runes, the spirit light flickering.

His spirit force surged and burned, fueling fresh power into the two spirit runes, ensuring their stability and persistence.

Lu Ye's idea was simple, protect his vital points with two Defense Spirit Runes, and as for other areas, they could be hit randomly... to see who would fail to endure first!

It must be said, such a defensive method was indeed somewhat unscrupulous, yet it was extremely effective. Just now, Senior Brother Zhou indeed launched a stab at his chest, but that lethal stab was blocked by the Defense Spirit Runes, leading to the exposure in his defense, and Lu Ye managed to chop his thigh.

It wasn't that Lu Ye did not want to activate more and larger spirit runes; it was rather that the consumption of the Defense Spirit Runes was significant, and he couldn't sustain them for a long time.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

He had to ensure that he killed this Senior Brother Zhou before his own spirit force was exhausted, otherwise both he and Amber would die.

Two Defense Spirit Runes protecting the vital spots were barely enough.

"You son of a bitch…" Senior Brother Zhou cursed, visibly flustered and exasperated, and during his speech, he took out a Spirit Talisman from his storage sack and slapped it onto his body, which turned out to be a Golden Body Talisman.

In an instant, he was enveloped in a thick layer of golden light.

That wasn't all. He took out another Spirit Talisman and threw it at Lu Ye.

As a cultivator of the Spirit Stream Level 5 realm, he naturally had several life-saving Spirit Talismans that he was reluctant to use on normal days, but now he had no choice.

The two exchanges of injuries made Senior Brother Zhou realize that this Level 3 realm cultivator, who had appeared out of nowhere, was not easy to mess with, especially the Spiritual Artifact long saber in his opponent's hand, which was too sharp and could not be resisted by his protective spirit force alone.

Lu Ye was already charging forward, but when Senior Brother Zhou threw the Spirit Talisman, Lu Ye had to abruptly stop his motion; a tiny bell spun dizzyingly, growing to the height of a person and positioning itself between him and Senior Brother Zhou.

The power unleashed by the Spirit Talisman crackled on the spirit bell, making loud clanging sounds.

Lu Ye took advantage of the momentary cover provided by the spirit bell to break out from the side. By the time Senior Brother Zhou saw Lu Ye's figure again, they were already no more than fifteen meters apart.

Senior Brother Zhou wanted to retreat, but the injury on his thigh caused him to stagger, and gritting his teeth, he faced the fiercely attacking Lu Ye and thrust his sword.

Lu Ye closed the distance, swinging his saber to chop!

Blood continuously splattered, and the sound of sharp blades entering flesh was cringe-inducing. Spirit force collided and burst forth, making the battlefield a messy scene.

Another round of mutual attacks resulted in injuries on both sides.

Although Senior Brother Zhou's cultivation level was two levels higher than Lu Ye's, the sharpness and Defense Spirit Runes sufficiently bridged the gap in the cultivation realms. In terms of offense and defense, Lu Ye was in no way inferior to him, and was even stronger.

The only advantage Senior Brother Zhou had over Lu Ye was the reserve of his spirit force. A Level 5 realm cultivator had at least opened 63 orifices, whereas Lu Ye, who had been searching the mountains for Amber during these days, had only managed to open up to the 41st orifice.

A difference of more than twenty orifices naturally gave Senior Brother Zhou the upper hand in spirit force reserves.

However, this did not give him any advantage in the battle. Such brutal and bloody combat even induced a sense of despair in him, as the opponent could combat using spirit runes. Those two defensive spirit runes protected the crucial spots, and with his Level 5 realm cultivation, he was completely unable to break through them.

He also tried to shatter those spirit runes, but every time he weakened the power of the runes with a sword strike, the opponent would activate spirit force to fully repair them.

Unless he could break the spirit runes in a single strike, it was meaningless.

Feeling the increasing severity of his own injuries, Senior Brother Zhou gradually lost the intent to avenge his fellow disciples and sisters, because he felt that if the battle continued this way, he might die here. Discover hidden tales at empire

Moreover, under the opponent's relentless assault, he didn't even have time to send a message for help.