Sage of Humanity-Chapter 689 - 687: Brothers at Odds

So even though Lu Ye was currently known as Brother Ye Liu to Ye Liuli, she was not very clear about his true strength.

Previously, in that cave, when Lu Ye lashed out and killed a physique cultivator at Level 7 with three strikes, Ye Liuli found it incredible. However, at the time, she didn't think much of it and assumed that her Brother Ye Liu had used some kind of desperate secret technique.

But now it seemed that this was the true power of Brother Ye Liu, not some secret technique.

In her field of vision, her Brother Ye Liu brandished his saber and confronted four enemies whose cultivation was not inferior to his, completely fearless. And with just one saber strike, he had slain one of them.

Such an unstoppable saber technique appeared somewhat similar to the Tyrannical Saber Technique, yet it seemed slightly different.

As this thought flashed through her mind, another enemy screamed as he was cleaved through the chest by a saber, his beating heart visible through the massive wound—a wound that clearly meant he wouldn't live much longer.

Between flashes of the saber light, he was already enveloping the third person. The overwhelming pressure made that person's face turn as pale as death, and their spirit force began to stagnate.

They had never encountered such a situation before.

Despite rumors that the Tyrannical Saber Technique was domineering and specialized in defeating the strong with the weak, this level of performance was just too exaggerated.

This Ye Liu… was he still human?

The cultivation he displayed indeed was only at Cloud River Level 6, inferior to any one of them, but under that dark saber that seemed to swallow even the moonlight, they felt as powerless as little chicks, with no choice but to await their fate without the slightest ability to resist.

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The force transmitted through his spirit force terrified him, and the speed and angle of the opponent's saber strike left him overwhelmed. In just a short exchange of two breaths, the base of his thumb had already split open, his spirit force turbulent, unable to maintain control.

I am doomed!

As these thoughts crossed his mind, the last person had already clenched his teeth and lunged towards Ye Liuli.

He was the lucky one, not having been targeted by Lu Ye in time. Seeing how fierce Lu Ye was, how could he not realize he had kicked an iron plate? Now, if he wanted to live, the only chance was to capture Miss Ye Qi and use her as a hostage.

Brother Ye Liu was so fierce; surely Miss Ye Qi couldn't be equally formidable, could she?

It must be said that this person's response was quick. In such desperate straits, he found a clever way out.

Seeing an enemy charging at her, Ye Liuli immediately understood their intention. Knowing she was no match, but not wanting to trouble her Brother Ye Liu, she hesitated not a moment and turned to flee.

At this moment, a Golden Arc slashed over from the side. Ye Liuli turned to look and saw Yiyi standing there with surging spirit force in her delicate hands. With the agitation of the spirit force, a series of Golden Arcs shot out like chasing stars and moons.

"Sister-in-law!" Ye Liuli exclaimed with joy.

When she came over with Lu Ye earlier, Yiyi had not shown herself, as Yiyi had always been monitoring the area, staying in touch with Lu Ye at all times.

Seeing Yiyi's figure now, she quickly rushed towards her.

The call of "sister-in-law" caught Yiyi off guard, disrupting the flow of her spells and even causing Brother Ye Liu's saber movements to abruptly slow down.

Had she misheard something?

"Roar!" The tiger's roar echoed through the forest; Amber's imposing figure burst out from the side. The cultivator was already in a bad state due to Yiyi's magic and spells, and Amber's roar sent shockwaves through his mind and blood Qi.

By the time he regained his senses, he was already pinned on the ground by Amber, a great tiger's head looming over him, its eyes radiating a soul-stealing light.

Tiger Roar Intimidation, this was Amber's innate ability which had aided Lu Ye immensely in Spirit Stream Realm. Now, as Amber's power had grown, the prowess of this skill had also increased significantly.

Even as a Cloud River Level 6 cultivator, the roar left him disoriented and unable to distinguish north from south.

He wanted to resist, yet a figure had already slowly appeared in his view, holding a bloodied long saber, fluttering it lightly before sheathing it again.

There were no sounds of fighting or agonizing screams nearby; the battle had ended.

The cultivator was shocked. How could he not know that his three companions had been killed cleanly? Master Ye Liu's strength far surpassed everyone's imagination. Such strength would be on par even with a Cloud River Level 9 cultivator.

"Master Ye Liu, spare my life!"

In the situation where one was the meat on the chopping block and he was the fish on the cutting board, this person begged for mercy straightforwardly, without a moment's hesitation.

Under the cover of night, Lu Ye looked down at the cultivator before him, his tone indifferent, "If you want to live, then prove your value."

"Whatever Master Ye Liu wishes to ask, I, Xu, will tell everything without reservation, just praying for Master Ye Liu to spare my life." This person was still quite sharp, knowing that he didn't die not because Lu Ye couldn't kill him, but because he was kept alive to be questioned.

This could be seen from his actions when he realized the situation was bad and was about to take Ye Liuli captive.

"However, words alone are no proof; I need Master Ye Liu to make a Heart Demon Oath." Naturally, this person couldn't trust Lu Ye's verbal promise. The Soaring Dragon World didn't have something like Heaven's Augury Oath, but a Heart Demon Oath was something similar. Although it wasn't very binding, it was still better than nothing.

"If Master Ye Liu is unwilling, then go ahead and kill me." He finished speaking, closed his eyes, and assumed the posture of someone facing death.

With both hard and soft tactics at the ready, one had to say, this person's response in a crisis was indeed sufficient.

However, judging by his uneasy and apprehensive expression, his heart wasn't as calm as he portrayed.

"Fine!" Lu Ye didn't waste words and immediately made a Heart Demon Oath, "Now can you speak?"

This Cultivator Xu hadn't expected Lu Ye to be so straightforward and was a bit caught off guard for a moment, but Lu Ye had indeed made the Heart Demon Oath. If he dared to prattle at this point, he probably would truly be killed.

"What would Master Ye Liu like to know?"

"Speak everything you know."

Moments later, Lu Ye's expression was still indifferent, while Ye Liuli appeared in disbelief, seemingly unable to accept the information she had heard, shaking her head repeatedly, "Impossible, how could such a thing happen."

Yiyi gently embraced her shoulders.

"That's all I know," said Cultivator Xu, looking anxiously at Lu Ye.

Lu Ye nodded, "Then be on your way."

"Eh?" Realization of impending doom appeared in Cultivator Xu's eyes, then a slash of saber light flashed before him, and his consciousness plunged into complete silence.

Lu Ye sheathed his saber, his demeanor indifferent.

What has a Heart Demon Oath taken by Ye Liu got to do with me, Lu Yiye?

Ye Liuli was sobbing softly, Yiyi spoke to comfort her, and Lu Ye stood pondering.

The last time he entered the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain secret realm, Xia Qianqian had told him that events occurring in such secret realms were usually those that had happened before, recreated with some technique beyond their understanding. Therefore, the people they encountered inside the realm might not be living beings but merely shadows of an era, only unrecognizable to outsiders like them.

Moreover, the time point when cultivators entered these secret realms typically coincided with some significant events in the world.

Lu Ye had thought the tragic annihilation of Tyrannical Saber Villa would trigger some earth-shattering events, such as affecting the structure of the Soaring Dragon domain.

But after listening to Cultivator Xu's words, he realized he was overthinking it.

If things were really as Cultivator Xu described, then the downfall of Tyrannical Saber Villa was merely the act of strife between brothers.

Such an event obviously wasn't a big deal for an entire domain, trivial in the face of complex human nature where such occurrences were inevitable.

While Tyrannical Saber Villa was founded by Ye Ying, there was also a Second Manor Master.

This Second Manor Master was none other than Ye Ying's younger half-brother, Ye Xiong.

By relation, he was Master Ye Liu's second uncle, a close uncle at that, and Lu Ye had received some simple information about this cheap uncle when he entered the secret realm.

However, since Ye Liu wasn't often at Tyrannical Saber Villa, he didn't have much understanding of this cheap uncle. His impression was of a dignified middle-aged man.

Ye Ying once married a woman surnamed Guo, who passed away three months after bearing Ye Liuli, and over the years, Ye Ying had not remarried.

In stark contrast to Ye Ying and his wife's deep affection, this Ye Xiong had a multitude of wives and concubines.

The two brothers had a clear contrast not only in marriage but also in offspring.

Ye Ying married only once and had six sons and one daughter, while Ye Xiong, with his many wives and concubines, had only one son after so many years, and that son was a sickly child with congenital deficiencies.

The relationship between the two brothers wasn't particularly good, but it wasn't bad either. Lu Ye couldn't fathom what could have prompted such strife between them.