Sage of Humanity-Chapter 653 - 651

Lu Ye's current position was on the outskirts of Xianyuan City, and to reach the City Lord's Residence, he had to traverse half of Xianyuan City to reach the very center of the city.

Even though Lu Ye was now controlling seven members of the Insect Race, this journey was not necessarily safe.

Up to now, the strongest of the Insect Race he had encountered were only at the True Lake Realm, but whether there were any comparable to the Divine Sea Realm, he was still unclear.

If there were, his concealment techniques might not be effective.

A team composed of seven True Lake Realm insects was quite powerful. As they moved along, they exterminated wave after wave of the Insect Race, and Lu Ye's battle merits continuously increased, quickly surpassing twenty thousand points.

It's worth noting that in the Heaven's Augury treasure vault, exchanging for a gold-hued spirit fortune stick only required sixteen thousand two hundred points, and his current battle merits were more than enough to exchange for a gold-hued spirit fortune stick and still have some left over.

In such an environment, coupled with Lu Ye's current means, it was simply an excellent place to accumulate battle merits.

Looking across the entire Nine Provinces, there probably wasn't another cultivator who had enjoyed such convenience. Although he still didn't know how to leave this place, Lu Ye treasured this opportunity.

Not every Insect Race they encountered was killed. Sometimes, when the numbers of the Insect Race were too great, Lu Ye dared not act rashly and had to let his insect squad bypass them. He concealed his form and repressed his aura, and the Insect Race did not detect any anomalies, and naturally, they did not hinder him.

As he passed through a street, Lu Ye suddenly noticed something unusual.

The street was scattered with the severed limbs and flesh of numerous Insects, the ground was covered with their vibrant green blood, and there were signs of a struggle all around.

From these signs, it was clear that the battle had been fierce, as there were many dead Insects.

This caused Lu Ye to be slightly taken aback.

He could confirm that he had never been to this place before, so the battle traces here were not left by him.

If they were not left by him, then they must have been left by the Xianyuan Guards.

Within Xianyuan City, besides the City Lord and the eerie woman in red, other beings only possessed the cultivation of the Spirit Stream Realm.

The cultivation of the Spirit Stream Realm had little power to resist in the face of such a calamity.

Thus, up to this point, Lu Ye hadn't encountered a single Xianyuan Guard. In his opinion, when this catastrophe struck, the Xianyuan Guards in the city were likely all wiped out.

However, this particular battlefield reeked of strangeness.

There were not a few dead Insects on the battlefield, including some powerful ones. How could those Xianyuan Guards, whose cultivation was only at the Spirit Stream level, have killed these Insects?

Could it have been the City Lord or that woman in red who acted? If it was those two, there was some possibility, but he did not sense the presence of these two individuals nearby. They were most likely dead as well.

Sitting astride a spider, leading the insect squad through this battlefield, Lu Ye suddenly realized something was amiss.

Insects would devour the corpses of their dead companions, yet these corpses remained, and from the condition of the blood and wounds on the bodies, this battle had not occurred long ago.

In other words, just a short while ago, cultivators from Xianyuan City had battled with the Insect Race here!

Was someone still alive?

Lu Ye was surprised. Although he knew this thought was somewhat naive, it wasn't entirely impossible. After all, there were special buildings in Xianyuan City with lanterns hanging at their entrances. As long as one hid inside those buildings, even the most powerful Insects couldn't breach them.

So, if there were still people alive in Xianyuan City, they would definitely be hiding in those special buildings!

The reason these Insect corpses hadn't been devoured was probably because the nearby Insects were all drawn away.

Lu Ye's thoughts gradually became clearer and he immediately led his insect squad to search around.

One incense stick's time later, the insect squad arrived at a nearby street, which was swarming with Insects, seemingly attracted by something.

On the entire street, one building stood out conspicuously, because the buildings around it were destroyed, leaving it standing proud, like an indestructible rock amidst a raging sea.

In the ruins near this building, a large number of Insects had gathered.

And at the entrance of that building, a red lantern was hanging!

Lu Ye looked at that building, unable to confirm whether anyone was inside, but given the current situation, it was very likely.

These gathered Insects were probably attracted by someone hiding inside, just like his previous encounters!

If there really was someone inside, their situation was not good, with so many Insects gathered around, they certainly couldn't leave for the time being.

However, they just needed to wait a little longer, and most of the Insects would disperse.

As time passed, the Insects with lower spiritual intelligence began to disperse, but some remained, still many in number, with many of them exuding very strong presences, clearly all from the True Lake Realm.

After half an hour, two hours passed, everything was calm and just when Lu Ye thought he might have been mistaken, suddenly, the tightly closed doors of the building were flung open, and a figure rushed out boldly!

Lu Ye, who had been watching carefully, was taken aback.

Because of the figure that had suddenly appeared, he actually recognized it!

The corpulent figure demonstrated an agility that belied his size, rushing directly at an Insect Race creature. The bone-stripping saber in his hand flashed with a cold light, and before the creature could even react, it was cleanly bisected.

The figure moved through the split corpses, lunging toward another Insect Race creature. He didn't display an overwhelmingly powerful aura, but he carried an unstoppable momentum. His bone-stripping saber was exceedingly sharp, easily penetrating the carapace that covered the creature's body.

So strong?

Lu Ye was astonished.

After all, in his preconceived notions, this guy was merely a Spiritual Body of the 7th or 8th Heaven. Yet, the strength the other party was displaying was far beyond the 7th or 8th Heaven— it was a level Lu Ye could hardly comprehend at the moment.

What astonished Lu Ye even more was that, following the appearance of this corpulent figure, more than a dozen figures suddenly burst out of the building.

Though Lu Ye didn't recognize these people, he was very familiar with their uniforms.

Xianyuan Guard!

More than ten Xianyuan Guards followed closely behind the corpulent figure, striking simultaneously and creating a massacre that made rivers of blood flow in every direction. Many Insect Race creatures were startled and swarmed them, quickly encircling the area tightly.

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Lu Ye was bewildered…

Strictly speaking, everything he was witnessing deviated completely from his usual understanding.

The corpulent figure suddenly showing strength far beyond his expected cultivation level had already surprised him greatly, but he had not expected the Xianyuan Guards to be the same.

The last time Lu Ye was here, he had encountered ordinary Xianyuan Guards at Level 8 or 9, with only squad leaders at the 7th or 8th Heaven…

But now looking around, none of these Xianyuan Guards were below the Spirit Stream Realm; they were mostly at the True Lake Realm, with a few in the Cloud River Realm. Such a force was incredibly strong.

Lu Ye was momentarily puzzled; was this really Xianyuan City?

Or had he entered a fake Xianyuan City last time?

Though many questions arose in his heart, Lu Ye still promptly issued a command to his Insect Race squad to attack the enemy. In the next moment, except for the Spider Insect Race, the remaining six creatures lunged toward the fray.

He had not sent the Spider Insect Race into the battle, mainly because the situation was too chaotic. At this time, Lu Ye could easily be exposed by the backlash of the attacks, which would then complicate matters for him.

Although the overall strength of the Xianyuan Guard was formidable, Lu Ye could see that each of them was injured, including the corpulent figure.

With such battles, they must have experienced many times before. Even without Lu Ye's covert assistance, they could handle the current situation, but it would certainly come at a greater cost, and potentially even casualties.

But with Lu Ye's clandestine support, the situation was different.

The Insect Race had no guard against their own kind, so with their focus entirely on the Xianyuan Guards, when the six Insect Race creatures launched a stealthy attack, they easily killed many of their original companions.

Initially, the Xianyuan Guards did not notice these anomalies.

But as time passed, someone finally realized something was amiss and a Xianyuan Guard quietly called out, "My lord!"

The corpulent man's bone-stripping saber flashed with cold lights, he nodded imperceptibly while simultaneously fighting and observing his surroundings covertly.

After a while, his gaze suddenly shifted to the Spider Insect Race that stayed outside the battlefield. Even though Lu Ye's presence was concealed, he could still feel the man's gaze on him.

Their eyes met silently, and the man nodded slightly at Lu Ye before continuing the battle.

He was spotted!

Ripples stirred in Lu Ye's heart.

At this moment, Lu Ye was in a special state, equivalent to a True Lake Realm cultivator, and he had applied Concealment and Breath-concealing Spirit Runes on himself. In such a state, even those whose cultivation was several minor levels above him should not have been able to detect him.

Unless... the other's cultivation level surpassed his by a major realm!

In other words, the man he thought had only 7th or 8th Heaven cultivation, could actually be a Divine Sea Realm strong cultivator?

Reflecting on his initial experiences in Xianyuan City, Lu Ye suddenly felt a surreal sensation, unable to distinguish whether this was a dream or reality anymore.

However, if the other person was truly of the Divine Sea Realm, then such fierce capabilities did make sense. Those True Lake Realm Insect Race creatures in front of him could not even withstand a single strike.

With Lu Ye's Insect Race squad cooperating perfectly with the Xianyuan Guards, the number of Insect Race creatures dwindled.

Until a certain moment, when the last Insect Race creature was slain.

The Xianyuan Guards all relaxed, and even the man wielding the bone-stripping saber exhaled a long breath.

Among the strewn corpses of the Insects, only Lu Ye's Insect Race squad remained. The Xianyuan Guards looked at these creatures with a mixture of confusion and vigilance, unable to understand the nature of these few creatures that had clearly been attacking their own fellows just moments ago.