Sage of Humanity-Chapter 480 - 478: We’re Incompatible

Lu Ye was only at Cloud River Level 2, a situation too difficult for him to intervene in.

The figure that had sprinted over suddenly halted behind Zhou Hai. Lu Ye slightly bent his body, inhaling gently as the spirit force around him surged. His blood Qi merged with that of Amber, and the Boulder Mountain Saber positioned in front of him glinted with spirit light. At the same time, massive blood Qi gathered on his right arm holding the saber, making the flesh ripple, and his entire right arm suddenly swelled.

In that instant, Zhou Hai felt as if a thorn was at his back, sensing an immense crisis about to strike from behind himself.

"Draw your sword!" Lu Ye shouted sharply.

Zhou Hai didn’t hesitate. As he drew his long sword, he immediately crouched and slid to the side.

As he withdrew his sword, the wound on Niu Meng’s back quickly wriggled, vital energies converged, and it began to heal immediately.

Just then, a dazzling flash of saber light streaked through, piercing through the blood-drenched wound.

Lu Ye’s arm blurred into an afterimage, stabbing five times in that split second!

To him, Repeated Slashing was a type of saber skill, and by being able to perform Repeated Slashing, he naturally could perform Repeated Stabbing, another application of the same technique.

Each stab precisely targeted the original wound, and with each stab, brilliant light flashed on the long sword—the enhancement of the Double-Sharpness Spirit Runes made the Boulder Mountain Saber extremely sharp, each stab deeper than the last.

In the blink of an eye, five stabs were delivered. With a slight squelch, the long sword pierced through the chest, the tip protruding three inches out.

The escaping Zhou Hai and Pang Dahai, who was entangling Niu Meng, were both taken aback, clearly surprised that a Cloud River Level 2 could execute such a powerful killer move.

However, a simple stabbing wound clearly was not enough to destroy the Beast Seal on Niu Meng’s chest. Others had previously inflicted wounds there as well during their attack, but those injuries had healed quickly. If Lu Ye were to withdraw his sword now, all his efforts would have been in vain.

So, the moment the sword pierced Niu Meng’s chest, Lu Ye crafted Cactus Spirit Runes on the Boulder Mountain Saber.

As the spirit force surged explosively, invisible spikes burst forth inside Niu Meng’s body, a deadly move capable of extinguishing any adversary’s life force in an instant. However, Niu Meng merely shook, showing no signs of impending death.

Lu Ye then triggered the Explosion Spirit Runes. A muffled thud echoed from within Niu Meng, a gaping hole exploded in his chest, and flesh flew.

The defense of this Sect Master of the Black Tortoise Sect was indeed terrifying; ordinary methods could only inflict superficial wounds, not damaging his major structures. However, Lu Ye was using the Boulder Mountain Saber as a base to form spirit runes inside him, making the devastation truly fearsome.

"Moo!" Niu Meng, who had not made a sound since appearing and merely mechanically fought his enemies, suddenly tilted his head back and issued a cry that resembled a cow’s moo. As the flesh scattered from his chest, his enormous blood Qi suddenly became chaotic, clearly showing signs of splitting.

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Before Lu Ye could clearly understand what was happening, Niu Meng had already turned around and swung a punch at him.

Defense Spirit Runes blocked in front of him, yet under the impact of the punch, the defenses were immediately shattered. Lu Ye immediately felt as if a mountain had slammed into him. His body uncontrollably flew backward, striking hard against the insect hive’s fleshy wall and slowly slid down.

Stars flickered before his eyes, his internal organs churned, and he nearly couldn’t catch his breath.

By the time he regained his senses, more than a dozen moments had passed. Looking up, aided by the glow from the spirit force burst, his blurry vision caught the scene before him.

The Great Elder and Pang Dahai were jointly entangling Niu Meng, who still had Lu Ye’s Boulder Mountain Saber stuck in his chest…

Meanwhile, unnoticed, a demon beast resembling a mythical beast had appeared on one side. Zhou Hai consecutively struck with his flying sword, forcing the beast to moan repeatedly and flee frantically.

Success! With his back against the flesh wall, Lu Ye relaxed internally.

This beast, resembling a mythical creature, was surely Niu Meng’s natal demon beast. With Zhou Hai executing his techniques and him exerting all his might, they finally broke Niu Meng’s Beast Seal. With the seal broken, the beast transformation state would be lifted, preventing the man and beast from merging again.

With the beast transformation state lifted, Niu Meng’s strength was clearly much weaker than before. Now, except for his vigorous vitality, he was no different from a typical Cloud River Level 9 cultivator, and his abilities were greatly reduced due to the poison’s effects.

Not far away, someone shakily stood up. The light of magic and spells flickered as they mobilized their spirit force—it was Xia Qianqian.

This woman wasn’t dead!

Not only was she alive, but Shen Xiaomao, Lan Ziyi, and the Level 7 physique cultivator had also survived. Now, each of them, dragging their injured bodies, struggled to rise.

Everyone knew victory was close at hand; it was time to go all out.

Lu Ye still leaned against the flesh wall. He had been directly punched by Niu Meng. Although he had promptly activated the Defense Spirit Runes, the force of the punch still left him seriously injured. Now, any slight movement caused excruciating pain in his chest and abdomen—probably a bone had broken and pierced into his organs.

From his waist supplies box, a buzzing sound emerged as nine streams of light shot out, agilely attacking the mythical beast.

With everyone working together, this mythical beast, even if it was equivalent to a Cloud River Level 9 cultivator, could not escape death. In less than half an incense stick’s time, the demon beast had collapsed on the ground, motionless and bleeding profusely.

On the other side, with Pang Dahai and the Great Elder fighting fiercely against Niu Meng, the lack of a decisive final blow meant no matter how much they injured Niu Meng, his vitality was swiftly restored.

It wasn’t until Zhou Hai’s flying sword arrived, swirling around Niu Meng’s neck like lightning, that Niu Meng’s large figure abruptly stopped moving.

The next instant, a blood light soared into the sky, a head ascended aloft, and Niu Meng’s headless corpse collapsed to the ground.

The tense and fierce battlefield fell silent, with only the sound of everyone gasping for air.

Pang Dahai cursed under his breath and plopped down onto the ground. Never in his cultivation journey had he experienced a battle as tough as today. Such fighting was too exhausting; he swore never to go through it again in his life.

Most importantly, as a physique cultivator on the front lines, taking hits was very painful!

He hated pain the most, so he always preferred to be a magic cultivator who attacked enemies from a distance. If not for being forced, he would never have shown his abilities as a physique cultivator.

In the silent aftermath, a speck of gold suddenly burst forth, capturing everyone’s attention.

Turning their heads, the gold light astonishingly originated from Niu Meng’s headless corpse...

"Be careful!" Zhou Hai shouted sharply, a flying sword slashed toward the gold light which moved extremely fast. As soon as it appeared, it transformed into a golden line rushing towards Lu Ye, who was farthest from the battlefield.

Lu Ye had been leaning against the flesh wall nearby to catch his breath. He hadn’t expected to face this unwarranted disaster after the fight had ended. Seeing the gold light approaching, the supplies box at his waist rattled and nine streams of Liu Guang intercepted it.

The gold light dodged nimbly, avoiding all attacks from the controlled weapons. It reached in front of Lu Ye, trembled slightly, and then suddenly disappeared.

The next moment, Lu Ye felt a slight stinging sensation at the back of his neck. He swung his hand back in a slap but only hit a bump on his neck.

Moreover, the swelling bump rapidly disappeared. Lu Ye distinctly felt something burrowing into his body, lying on his spine at the back of his neck.

It was from the Insect Race, and one of those capable of parasitically controlling cultivators!

Typically, when the parasitic Insect Race’s host died, they would die along with them. This was the reason cultivators of the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain had been unable to find the root cause of demon beast illnesses.

Because the cultivators of the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain had never found any bugs, even after so many from the Nine Provinces killed numerous demon beasts and examined them, they discovered nothing.

It had remained unnoticed until Amber was parasitized by the Insect Race.

Niu Meng had been under parasitic control, evidently harboring Insects in his body too. However, this particular insect seemed different from the others; not only was it brilliantly gold, but even after its host died, it chose another host...

After such a strenuous battle, they had finally killed such a mighty enemy as Niu Meng. Everyone’s guard was lowered, thoroughly unexpected the presence of a surviving insect.

In front of the flesh wall, Lu Ye felt as if struck by thunder; his initially limp body suddenly sat upright.

He abruptly sensed something inexplicable. He felt a vast amount of life from a specific direction and sensed countless lives...

That direction was where Two Worlds City lay!

Many unclear pieces of information emerged in his mind.

However, before he could sense more, a stinging sensation from the back of his neck, accompanied by the insect’s hissing, indicated that the insect which had burrowed into his body was emerging again.

The gold light appeared once more, but this time, before it could escape, Lu Ye quickly caught it with a backhand slap.

Swish, swish, swish...

A series of figures suddenly appeared in front of him.

Lu Ye raised his head, observing the shocked and disheveled crowd around him. His eyes twitched as he said, "Don’t panic!"

Pang Dahai wondered aloud, "How did it come out again?"

Everyone shared this confusion; having seen Lu Ye parasitized, they had all hurried over, only to find the insect emerging on its own, leaving everyone baffled.

At that moment, the insect continued to struggle in Lu Ye’s hand, but how could such a tiny creature escape his grip?

"Perhaps I’m just incompatible with it?" Lu Ye idly speculated.

Others might not know why the insect had emerged, but he was well aware.

Because the moment the insect entered his body, he felt a response from the Talent Tree. The Talent Tree could burn away even the pill poison in his body, let alone an invading Insect Race.

If it hadn’t fled quickly, it would have been incinerated by the Talent Tree in a moment.

It simply chose the wrong host. Among so many people present, Lu Ye was the farthest from it, yet it chose him. Of course, even if it had chosen someone else, the outcome would not have been favorable.