Sage of Humanity-Chapter 698 - 696: You’re Definitely Dead Either Way

Pei Yuanhua was of advanced years, but due to his achievements in cultivation, he looked only in his forties or fifties, his face ruddy and healthy.

Logically speaking, with Ye Ying dead and nearly all of the Ye family's youngsters perished, Tyrannical Saber Villa should have fallen.

But now, the silent villa appeared to him like a slumbering beast, ready to burst forth and bare its fangs at any moment.

The strength of the Great Elder was almost on par with his own; however, a single investigation into Tyrannical Saber Villa resulted in his disappearance without a trace, which made him deeply wary.

He couldn't comprehend how the situation had developed into its current state.

No one knew how Pang Wanhai had died, although many had fled from Tyrannical Saber Villa on that day, nobody had witnessed the battle.

Yet from all the intelligence currently available, it seemed likely that there was a powerful figure behind Ye Liu, one with profound expertise in the Array Path.

At the very least, this figure was far superior to the Great Elder.

Since the Great Elder was also an array cultivator, he had volunteered to probe Tyrannical Saber Villa for weaknesses some days ago but had ended up disappearing without a trace.

"I refuse to believe you can keep on hiding inside!" Pei Yuanhua gritted his teeth as he looked in the direction of Tyrannical Saber Villa.

Although a powerful array cultivator was to be feared, their own cultivation was typically not that great; as long as they weren't given room to utilize their skills, they were not much of a concern.

God's Will Sect suffered heavy casualties this time, and they hadn't even secured the Tyrannical Saber Technique. Xiong Tieshan was furious, and if it weren't for his need to heal, he probably would have come in person.

However, before that, he had given Pei Yuanhua an ultimatum to kill the two youngsters of the Ye family. Having cultivated in the Soaring Dragon World for many years, he was well aware of the need to eliminate the roots when cutting down weeds.

As long as the two lads from the Ye family lived, he would never have peace.

Suddenly, screams and fluctuations of spirit force came from a direction, and Pei Yuanhua immediately turned to look, only to see several miles away fierce saber light flashing. The God's Will Sect cultivators who had been monitoring Tyrannical Saber Villa were being slaughtered, their blood flowing like rivers.

Among the flashing saber lights, there was the figure of a youth dodging and weaving.

"How daring!" Pei Yuanhua roared in anger, flinging his sleeves like an eagle diving from the sky, and he lunged in that direction.

He had been worried about how to draw out those youngsters from the Ye family, but now his opponent had surprisingly shown himself, and even dared to attack his God's Will Sect disciples.

Before this, no one had noticed how he had left Tyrannical Saber Villa.

Several miles away, Lu Ye stood with a saber in hand, surrounded by several fallen corpses.

The God's Will Sect thought he had a hidden mastermind behind him, but little did they know that the formations of Tyrannical Saber Villa were actually his own doing.

Not only was he proficient in formations, but he also excelled in stealth and assassination.

The Ye Liu of today was no longer the original one from the Soaring Dragon World, but rather "Lu Ye the Sect Destroyer," the "Three Calamities of Spirit Stream," renowned on the Spirit Stream and Cloud River battlefields.

The cultivators of God's Will Sect were not highly cultivated to begin with, so how could they have stood a chance after he quietly approached them?

In fact, if Lu Ye wished, he could have even ambushed Pei Yuanhua.

But his goal wasn't simply to kill the enemy; he wanted to draw the people from God's Will Sect away, which was why he had deliberately revealed his whereabouts.

Looking up, he saw a figure rushing towards him from miles away, exuding a presence characteristic of Cloud River Level 8, and he immediately understood that this must be one of the high-ranking members of God's Will Sect, possibly an elder.

From afar, Pei Yuanhua could see Lu Ye standing over a God's Will Sect disciple who was not dead yet, struggling in vain under Lu Ye's restraint.

Pei Yuanhua bellowed, "Stop your insolence, junior!"

As if in response to his shout, Lu Ye pressed down with his foot, and the disciple's chest caved in, spewing out blood mixed with pieces of his internal organs, his life slipping away.

"You're courting death!" Pei Yuanhua grew even angrier.

He didn't much care about the life and death of a disciple; what infuriated him was Lu Ye's attitude—the young man was clearly provoking him.

In the blink of an eye, there was only half a mile between them, and only then did Lu Ye calmly leap into the air, fleeing into the distance.

In an instant, around Tyrannical Saber Villa, streaks of glinting light soared into the sky like a meteor shower, chasing after Lu Ye.

On the small island at the center of Saber Lake, Yiyi listened to the noises coming from outside, knowing that Lu Ye had made his move. Yet she didn't act rashly. Instead, she instructed Amber to stay put and watch over Ye Liuli while she quietly sneaked out to reconnoiter the periphery of the villa.

She indeed found a few remaining God's Will Sect disciples, but their cultivation levels were not high. After Yiyi's sudden sneak attack, they had no chance to fight back and were swiftly killed.

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One incense stick's time later, a snow-white big tiger bounded out of Tyrannical Saber Villa, with the figures of two young girls sitting on its back.

They headed north.

About 30 miles to the east of Tyrannical Saber Villa lay a narrow valley.

Under Lu Ye's deliberate yet surreptitious actions, and after the relentless efforts of God's Will Sect's cultivators, he was finally "cornered" there, with no apparent escape.

"You scoundrel, now let's see if you can die!" Pei Yuanhua roared.

Lu Ye slowly drew his saber, the sound of the blade sliding from its sheath long and raspy, an uncomfortable sensation as if ants were crawling over one's heart.

His eyelids drooped slightly as he spoke in a faint voice, "I don't know about dying, but…"

Suddenly, his figure transformed into a blur, and in the blink of an eye, he lunged at Pei Yuanhua with such speed that it made Pei Yuanhua's face turn pale.

Was this youngster playing dumb to catch a cunning beast?

A ridiculous thought suddenly popped up in his mind, and his body had instinctively responded, producing a spiritual artifact in the shape of a measuring rod in his hand. Spirit force poured into it, splitting into several shadows of the ruler, and striking towards Lu Ye's head.

However, the next instant, he felt as though he had fallen into an ice cellar.

It was clearly broad daylight, yet in his perception, the night seemed to suddenly descend, followed by twinkling stars blooming in his field of vision.

An indescribable sense of aggression and pressure bore down on him like a mountain, causing his figure to suddenly stiffen.

Tyrannical Saber Technique!

Pei Yuanhua's mind was greatly shocked, for the might of this saber strike far exceeded his imagination.

He had been involved in the battle to kill Ye Ying, and during his dying moments, Ye Ying had unleashed this saber strike. Under that strike, Xiong Tieshan of the Great Elder sect suffered injuries alongside the Great Elder himself. Pei Yuanhua was unharmed mainly because Ye Ying's strike had not targeted him.

Yet having personally felt the power of that strike, he remembered it vividly.

Compared to Ye Ying's strike, the one Ye Liu was executing now seemed only slightly less powerful, though it was hardly distinguishable in terms of strength.

How could this young kid have cultivated the Tyrannical Saber Technique to such an extent? There was never any mention of him having such profound mastery in the Tyrannical Saber Technique before!

What he didn't know was that Ye Ying could only enter that legacy space once every half-month to a month, but recently, Lu Ye had been entering it four or five times a day.

What he gained in half a month was roughly equivalent to what Ye Ying gained in seven or eight years.

In the cultivation of the Tyrannical Saber Technique, Lu Ye had already reached the entry level, managing to exert a trace of the first movement's might.

It likely wasn't as good as Ye Ying, but compared to what Ye Xiong displayed that day, it was much more powerful.

What was expended along with this saber strike was his essence, qi, and spirit.

There was no need for Lu Ye to use the Tyrannical Saber Technique against a Level 8 opponent; the technique's might was terrifyingly powerful, but not without significant cost to oneself.

But Lu Ye chose to use it anyway, mainly to test the results of his recent cultivation.

One must have an object for testing to know one's gains and losses; otherwise, with mere practice alone, many deficiencies would remain unnoticed.

In Pei Yuanhua's view, a night sky laden with stars seemed to plummet down, but in the eyes of the other God's Will Sect disciples, the world lost its color, overshadowed by the dazzling saber light.

The ruler shadows shattered, and Lu Ye's figure passed by Pei Yuanhua with a brush, the second half of his sentence then leisurely spoken.

"After all, you are certainly dead!"

Behind him, Pei Yuanhua stood motionless as if he had been struck by a lightning-attracting talisman, his body rigid and his facial skin twitching, his eyes rapidly filling with horror.

How could this sixth son of the Ye family be so strong?

The Tyrannical Saber Technique was indeed formidable, but it required matching cultivation to unleash its full potential. Ye Liu was just a mere Level 6, and even if he could wield the Tyrannical Saber Technique, he shouldn't be able to kill him.

But in reality...

An epiphany dawned on him; this youngster had indeed been playing a deception. The God's Will Sect had always underestimated him. If this boy remained alive, the sect would face catastrophe.

Drops of deep red seeped out, quickly staining Pei Yuanhua's garments.

From the outside, Pei Yuanhua appeared unharmed, but in reality, his heart had been pierced through.

The first movement of the Tyrannical Saber was a straightforward thrust.

Thump...

Along with Lu Ye's long sigh, the corpse heavily fell to the ground.

A group of God's Will Sect disciples were terrified out of their wits.

Under the leadership of the third elder, they had finally cornered Ye Liu here, thinking it would be an easy fight, but the battle had barely begun before their own third elder fell first.

Nobody present could clearly see what had happened.

"Third Elder?" someone called out tremulously, fantasizing that the third elder might suddenly stand up and continue to lead them, but there was no response.

"Ah!" A chorus of shouts erupted.

If their strongest third elder had been killed by Ye Liu with a single strike, how could they stand a chance?

Among them were some with braver hearts and keener minds, who, seeing many of their companions terrified, shouted loudly, "Attack together, he is after all just one person!"

This situation couldn't be handled by fleeing separately; that would only give the enemy the chance to defeat them one by one. By attacking together, there was still a glimmer of hope for survival.

It was a wake-up call for those in a daze, and other agitated God's Will Sect disciples suddenly came to their senses.

Indeed, Ye Liu might be formidable, but in the end, he was only one person. There were more than thirty of them from the God's Will Sect present. How could they fail if they attacked together?

Furthermore, it was said that the consumption of the Tyrannical Saber Technique was enormous. Perhaps after that outburst, Ye Liu might already be at the end of his rope...

However, this fantasy was quickly shattered, because just as the words of that person fell, Lu Ye moved.

Ye Xiong was exhausted after one use of the Tyrannical Saber Technique because his cultivation of it was inadequate. For Lu Ye, although the technique's consumption was indeed significant, it was still within an acceptable range.

At that moment, he had the reserves to continue fighting.