Chapter 1993: Chapter 1991: The Clever Mang Dang

In almost an instant, the powerful Insect Race and Three Eyes Race Sun Blaze met their demise on the spot.

Although Muh Qing knew the terrifying golden light seemed to have an extremely powerful imprisoning effect, Lu Ye’s terrifying slaughter still left her shocked.

If not witnessed with her own eyes, it was truly hard to believe that someone who had just advanced to Sun Blaze, without even stabilizing their realm, could have such violent means.

Thus, when Lu Ye killed those two Sun Blaze beings and turned to look at her, Muh Qing did not hesitate at all, a layer of blood mist erupted around her, and she transformed into a streak of rainbow light and fled into the distance, propelled by some undisclosed secret technique.

In that instant, she felt a chilling murderous intent from Lu Ye’s gaze.

Her decisive response slightly surprised Lu Ye, who merely glanced in her fleeing direction before withdrawing his gaze.

The matters of All Phenomena Ocean can be discussed later; the priority now is Animitta Palace!

"Are you okay?" Lu Ye looked at Luan Xiao’e and Yann Miao.

Both women shook their heads; despite the previous confrontation with Muh Qing and the recent skirmish with those Insect Race and Three Eyes Race beings, they only suffered minor injuries, nothing serious.

"Where is Senior Ma Bin?" Lu Ye asked.

In this vast All Phenomena Ocean, chaos abounds everywhere, with the noise and aftermath of battles echoing all around, yet he did not sense Ma Bin’s presence.

This was undoubtedly unusual; Ma Bin, being a Sun Blaze, should have revealed traces of energy even if injured and engaging in combat.

Unless he is no longer on this side of All Phenomena Ocean.

Yann Miao said, "After Animitta Palace people appeared earlier, Mo Wenli went to confront them, Black Cloud fled, and Brother Ma Bin pursued him."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ye was surprised; the old Nine Provinces veteran still harbors a heavy killing intent. Despite being far from optimal condition, he went after others.

But for him to act, there must be a plan in mind.

Lu Ye nodded, surveyed the surroundings to determine his current location, and then spoke, "Senior Sisters, this place is not far from Sifang Island, please go over and take care of it."

Sifang Island, which doesn’t have a Sun Blaze governor, has occupied the Spirit Island of former Baiyue, and is definitely targeted by Animitta Palace. Without Sun Blaze intervention, they might barely hold on for a while, but if a Sun Blaze takes action, Sifang Island will surely struggle to resist.

Sifang Island maintains a good relationship with Three Worlds Island, and several Moon Jade governors have helped Lu Ye in secret many times; facing hardship today, it wouldn’t be right to sit back and do nothing.

Luan Xiao’e and Yann Miao nodded gently and flew straight toward Sifang Island without delay.

Lu Ye, on his part, continued to carry Hua Ci and flew in another direction.

In her embrace, the mythical beast pet Pixiu was nowhere to be seen; clearly, she had thrown it into All Phenomena Ocean to engulf seawater.

As Lu Ye soared, he glanced downward, vaguely seeing the silhouette of the beast pet tightly following beneath the waves. Though slower than himself, as long as he carried Hua Ci, the little creature could find her, so there was no worry about it straying.

In the entirety of All Phenomena Ocean, powers were scattered across numerous Spirit Islands, but the only locations that truly concerned Lu Ye, aside from this island, were two: one was Sifang Island which Luan Xiao’e and Yann Miao were heading to, and the other where Mang Dang resided—Five Colors Island.

At the nascent stage of Three Worlds Island’s development, it encountered considerable obstacles, but Mang Dang was the first to express full support and established a branch of the Five Colors Merchants Guild there.

Given its status as a top-class Spirit Island, Animitta Palace can’t possibly overlook Five Colors Island’s significance, leaving its current situation uncertain. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Yet, Lu Ye could sense Sun Blaze energy rampantly in the direction of Five Colors Island.

Animitta Palace’s sudden invasion of All Phenomena Ocean caught everyone off guard; a critical factor being the excessive number of Sun Blaze beings they brought, with timing too conveniently aligned with a conflict at Three Worlds Island.

All five Sun Blaze governors were distracted by Three Worlds Island’s affairs: three died in battle, two were too preoccupied, which allowed Animitta Palace’s smooth invasion.

Under typical circumstances, when such a gateway activated, Yuan Du and others could have promptly managed and resolved the situation, denying Animitta Palace any opportunity to invade.

Arriving at Five Colors Island, gloom and tragedy pervaded the atmosphere, and wails echoed everywhere.

The island’s constructions lay in ruins; numerous cultivators fell dead on the spot, with fierce battles flaring all around, evidently still fighting desperate struggles.

Lu Ye’s face darkened because he did not sense Mang Dang’s presence.

The island did have several Moon Jade, but their raging and violent energy marked them clearly as members of Animitta Palace.

Just as Lu Ye appeared, a Mental Consciousness landed upon him, followed by a sinister voice, "Finally, I can stretch my muscles!"

As the voice echoed, a figure darted from the depths of Five Colors Island—undoubtedly the leading Sun Blaze of Animitta Palace responsible for overseeing Five Colors Island.

Lu Ye raised his eyes to see a burly figure possessing a brutish physicality; this guy wasn’t tall but exuded a notably solid aura, and purely judging the magnitude of his energy, he surpassed Lu Ye.

Just recently having been promoted to Sun Blaze, Lu Ye found it difficult to assess the other’s exact level, yet suspected at least mid-stage Sun Blaze.

Furthermore, judging by his physique and the intensity of blood Qi, he clearly pursued the route of a physique cultivator.

He appeared to be human race, though this couldn’t be confirmed as many races bear human-like appearances but aren’t truly human.

Commanding the attack on Five Colors Island’s resources, he encountered no opponent worthy of mention and was thoroughly bored. Lu Ye’s arrival was indeed timely.

The burly man frowned slightly after sensing the aura, showing displeasure: "What’s this? Just a little guy who just recently advanced to Sun Blaze!"

He said this while raising his fist: "I’ll crush you with one punch!"

Lu Ye just quietly watched him, indifferent to his arrogance, until the burly man got within a hundred yards of him, when he suddenly patted Hua Ci’s waist.

In the next instant, a beam of golden light shot out from the Pixiu that Hua Ci was holding.

On the way here, the energy consumed by the Pixiu had already been replenished and returned to Hua Ci.

A hundred yards distance was crossed in an instant.

The burly man’s invincible expression turned to astonishment as his figure, driven by inertia, crossed the space and charged straight at Lu Ye.

Then he saw Lu Ye raise a long saber, its blade gleaming coldly, making it look like he had deliberately run into the Boulder Mountain Saber.

The burly man desperately tried to dodge, but could not summon his mana, and the sudden change caused him to run directly into the tip of the Boulder Mountain Saber.

The blade penetrated three inches into his flesh, and blood flowed freely.

Lu Ye raised an eyebrow, secretly amazed at the man’s strong physique. Although he hadn’t exerted much force, with his promotion to Sun Blaze, the quality of the Boulder Mountain Saber had greatly improved, and it hadn’t taken much effort to kill the Insect Race Sun Blaze before.

The strength of this man’s physique was actually tougher than the carapace of the Insect Race.

With a sudden exertion, the Boulder Mountain Saber pierced through him completely.

The intense pain contorted the burly man’s expression, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins.

He didn’t know what the golden light was, but at that moment, his blood Qi and mana were completely imprisoned, leaving him at the mercy of Lu Ye—an experience that filled him with fear.

He now understood that the recently advanced Sun Blaze came to find him with a trump card.

Fortunately, he wasn’t stupid. Unable to use his mana or blood Qi, he immediately attempted to activate his Soul Power.

Lu Ye had already withdrawn the Boulder Mountain Saber and kicked him away.

Having collaborated with Hua Ci several times, he realized a flaw in the effectiveness of the treasure coin’s power, which was the Soul Power; the golden light of the treasure coin couldn’t imprison the Soul Power of Sun Blaze.

The Soul Power of Sun Blaze is extremely powerful; one could say that anyone not at Sun Blaze couldn’t resist it.

Lu Ye himself wasn’t too concerned—even if he encountered a Sun Blaze with higher cultivation, he had the seven-color Divine Lotus to stabilize his psyche; as long as he didn’t suffer a severe shock, there wouldn’t be danger. But Hua Ci was different.

Her Moon Jade cultivation couldn’t withstand the impact of Sun Blaze Soul Power effectively.

Not to mention her, even the mythical beast pet Pixiu couldn’t bear it.

Therefore, when he noticed signs of the man trying to use his Soul Power, Lu Ye immediately kicked him away.

He used his strength skillfully, so the burly man flew only dozens of yards, drawing an arc before falling into the All Phenomena Ocean, splashing a spray of water.

As the guy had rough skin and thick flesh, killing him was quite troublesome; given such circumstances, drowning him in the All Phenomena Ocean was also an option.

Even with his high cultivation and strong physique, falling into the All Phenomena Ocean while imprisoned meant death with no escape.

Yuan Du managed to survive previously because he didn’t enter the ocean in an imprisoned state, allowing him to struggle...

The Sun Blaze confrontation here only lasted a brief moment before the outcome was decided; even on Five Colors Island, few noticed the commotion here.

The cultivators on Five Colors Island were busy resisting desperately, while the Animitta Palace cultivators were busy with slaughter and plunder.

Until suddenly, a Blood Sea unfolded, covering the sky and earth, descending from the heavens, enveloping the entire Five Colors Island.

In the Blood Sea, Lu Ye and Hua Ci stood side by side, but his Treasure Blood Avatars had already spread out.

After his cultivation enhancement, the Treasure Blood Avatars also advanced, each reaching the Sun Blaze Realm, making it impossible for the Animitta Palace people to resist.

However, Lu Ye unfolded the Blood Sea not just for the convenience of annihilating the Animitta Palace cultivators, but to search for Mang Dang’s whereabouts.

There was no trace of Mang Dang’s aura here, leading Lu Ye to suspect he had already perished.

Yet, despite searching thoroughly, he hadn’t found Mang Dang’s body.

Not until the Treasure Blood Avatars questioned several cultivators did he learn that before the Animitta Palace’s arrival, Mang Dang had already summoned the Five Colors Island cultivators to seek refuge on All Phenomena Island.

This guy wasn’t dead... he’s indeed clever!

Lu Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed now that many people on Five Colors Island had responded to Mang Dang’s call and followed him to All Phenomena Island, yet quite a few still remained. Why they chose to stay was unknown to Lu Ye; everyone had their motivations, and Mang Dang couldn’t force them against their will.

But now, many who stayed behind had met a tragic fate.