Sage of Humanity

Chapter 2030: Chapter 2028: The Death of Moh Xuan

In a duel between Moh Xuan and Su Yuqing at the peak of Sun Blaze, an ordinary Sun Blaze cultivator couldn’t interfere at all, so even though Moh Xuan had realized that Lu Ye had arrived, he didn’t pay much attention. He hadn’t even gotten a clear look at Lu Ye.

This great Demon Venerable from the Demon Race was destined to pay the price for his arrogance. If he had known that Bi Chen’s fall was directly related to Lu Ye, he would never have been so dismissive.

At this moment, he continued to urge his demonic pill, until the sound of a sword humming echoed.

The skin around Moh Xuan’s entire body tightened. When he turned to look, a sword light was already approaching not far in front of him. Upon sensing it, its power wasn’t considered strong, but it definitely wasn’t weak either...

This was the third time today Lu Ye had activated the sword light from his sword gourd.

The first time he activated it, he easily broke through the defenses of a Sun Blaze-level battleship. The second time, he destroyed one of Bi Chen’s arms...

According to Lu Ye’s own exploration and understanding of the sword light from the sword gourd, if the sword light was without any depletion, it could unleash a killing power that an average Sun Blaze couldn’t resist. If he had used the sword gourd against Bi Chen the first time, he should have been able to kill him outright. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

The power of the second sword light was smaller than the first, yet a strong figure like Bi Chen still couldn’t fully withstand it.

As for this third time... there’s a chance to injure Moh Xuan, but the hope of killing him is small.

The key depends on how Moh Xuan responds. If he is careless, then he will face the joint attack of Lu Ye and Su Yuqing!

Moh Xuan was not careless. In other words, he didn’t have the qualifications to be careless at this moment. Even when faced with a sword light that had already been weakened twice, Moh Xuan lacked the ability to resist because after invoking the demonic pill, his own strength had sharply decreased, with most of his power gathered on the demonic pill.

So facing this incoming sword light, he didn’t hesitate to summon back the demonic pill, not even having time to absorb it back into himself, directly urging the demonic pill to meet the sword light.

At the moment of collision, ferocious power erupted, Moh Xuan let out a muffled groan, and the sword light’s radiance abruptly dimmed considerably, being retracted back into Lu Ye’s sword gourd.

As he lifted his eyes, an abnormal flush appeared on Moh Xuan’s face, unmistakably from some damage to the demonic pill in the collision just now.

Moh Xuan was furious!

Though he was thoroughly being outmatched by Su Yuqing, it hadn’t resulted in significant harm. Who could have expected that Lu Ye’s arrival would cause him such a silent loss!

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Moreover, Su Yuqing had already started attacking from the side. At this moment, his demonic pill was shaking, and his Demon Origin was unstable. Once Su Yuqing and Lu Ye teamed up, he would inevitably be in a perilous situation.

First resolve the Sun Blaze Early Stage, only then would he be free to counter Su Yuqing.

In a flash, he sharply raised his eyes and locked onto Lu Ye, a profound aura oscillating all over him, shouting loudly: "All of Heaven and Earth turn to ink!"

As his words fell, Lu Ye was shocked to find that from Moh Xuan’s pitch-black eyes, endless ink color surged out, painting the stellar space.

In the blink of an eye, the surroundings turned completely dark, without a trace of light!

Moreover, Lu Ye couldn’t even sense his own existence anymore. It’s as if within the boundless ink color, his five senses were stripped away, leaving only a consciousness floating and sinking in the ink, isolated without an end in sight.

What kind of secret technique is this?

No, this isn’t a secret technique, this is an eye-technique!

Lu Ye suddenly recalled the scene before the change occurred, immediately realizing what he saw was not the truth. In other words, the boundless ink color did not actually surge from Moh Xuan’s eyes—this was just his own illusion, the reality was not as he perceived.

Eye-technique...

Lu Ye’s mind calmed down; it was perfect timing as he also had a similar move.

He took a light breath, closed his eyes, and in the next instant, as his eyes opened again, countless intricate runes were drawn in his pupils, forming rapidly. At the same time, mana surged, and Soul Power rose.

"Blood Moon... Ascends!" Lu Ye lightly shouted.

In the world shrouded in ink, a blood moon suddenly rose into the sky, that blood color seemingly forged from fresh blood, with blood water dripping down, appearing extremely terrifying.

The key point is, this blood moon looked like a giant eye pupil, illuminating from above, overlooking all beings.

Ink and blood-colored light fiercely clashed, a silent contest between two eye-techniques.

After just a moment, with a crisp shattering sound, the endless ink color shattered, and the distant world returned anew.

Lu Ye looked up and saw Moh Xuan charging towards him, a distance of less than a hundred feet away.

For a peak Sun Blaze cultivator, such a distance is virtually face-to-face. Moh Xuan had already reached out one large hand, with razor-sharp nails gleaming ominously.

He also saw Su Yuqing’s anxious and alarmed face behind Moh Xuan, rapidly closing in, clearly intending to intercept Moh Xuan before Lu Ye could be endangered.

But judging from their mutual distance, she probably won’t make it in time.

Lu Ye broke out in cold sweat, feeling utterly exhausted.

In that instant, he had almost poured all his strength into the Blood Moon Spirit Runes.

Although this spirit rune came from the Blood Ancestor, profound and mysterious, his own cultivation was far behind Moh Xuan’s, so he dared not hold back in order to counter the opponent’s pupil skill.

To his relief, the effect was remarkable.

The Blood Moon Spirit Rune he unleashed with all his might was indeed beyond Moh Xuan’s pupil skill to resist; in that instant, the pupil skill was broken, and Moh Xuan suffered a backlash, instead getting affected by the Blood Moon Spirit Runes.

Years ago, when adventuring through the Illusory Blood Devil’s Eye, Lu Ye personally experienced the terror of the devil’s eye blinking, a stellar space marvel that Sun Blaze could not penetrate. The root cause was the devil’s eye blinking, which originated from the Blood Moon at the core of Mount Fangcun.

Ultimately, the Blood Moon Spirit Runes were handed down from the Blood Ancestor, completely outmatching Moh Xuan’s pupil skill.

Within a hundred feet, Moh Xuan closed the distance instantly, still maintaining his attacking posture. Yet, he seemed to lose spiritual intelligence, his body stiff, and his Demon Eyes bore a bloody hue, as if reflecting the Blood Moon.

Lu Ye drew his saber, thrusting straight toward his chest, intending to construct the Divine Sharp Edge Spirit Runes for added power, only to find out his mana had entirely depleted... he’d exploded it cleanly during the brief moments prior.

The thrust with the Boulder Mountain Saber lacked strength, although its inherent Sharpness pierced Moh Xuan’s flesh, it only went three inches deep, not considered a significant injury.

This was thanks to Moh Xuan being stuck in his pupil skill, unable to extricate himself, thus not activating his protective demon origin. Had he been protected by it, Lu Ye’s strike wouldn’t have even broken his skin.

The slightly stiff Moh Xuan suddenly trembled, his murky eyes showing signs of regaining intelligence, the bloody hue beginning to disperse. After all, being at Peak Sun Blaze, although trapped by the pupil skill’s backlash, he wouldn’t be lost for long, and the pain stimulus was quickly rousing him.

"Yuqing!" Lu Ye shouted low.

Having known each other for years, with frequent moments of intimacy, they had a mutual understanding, where Lu Ye’s casual slap would cue Su Yuqing to turn over, Lu Ye’s call instantly conveying his intent to Su Yuqing.

In a flash, she darted behind Moh Xuan and delivered a fierce palm strike.

Moh Xuan plunged directly into Lu Ye’s embrace, the long blade penetrating through his body!

The intense pain finally freed Moh Xuan from the pupil skill’s backlash, his dark eyes swiftly clearing, but it was too late.

Lu Ye kicked out, sending him flying, while Su Yuqing swiftly swept him up and escaped.

From afar, Moh Xuan looked down at his chest, incredulous at the severe injury he suffered. If merely pierced wounds like this, it wasn’t a serious issue for him, even if at his heart...

Yet at present, he clearly felt an extremely peculiar force lingering around the wound, hindering its recovery, which his Peak Sun Blaze power couldn’t resolve immediately!

With Lu Ye’s advance to Sun Blaze, the quality of the Boulder Mountain Saber improved, the barghest’s power became more troublesome, this eerie force like a parasitic worm constantly hindered the wound from healing, with ongoing tearing effects. In other words, if the barghest’s power isn’t quickly resolved, the wound would only worsen.

"How dare you harm me, I want you dead!" Moh Xuan raised his head, glaring fiercely at Lu Ye. Being unable to contend with Su Yuqing was one thing; she too was at Peak Sun Blaze, eligible to stand alongside him. But now, even someone at Sun Blaze Early Stage dared harm him, igniting his fury and murderous intent.

He glared venomously at Lu Ye, seemingly about to charge at him the next instant. Yet, astonishingly, instead of attacking, he swiftly turned, and directly fled!

For someone like him, how could he lose all reason due to temporary gain or loss?

With Bi Chen already dead, other Demon Venerables unable to escape, tens of thousands of demon cultivators heavily injured or killed, if he didn’t leave now, he feared he wouldn’t have another chance.

Surviving was essential, only by living could he seek revenge, which was what he had been striving for earlier. Unfortunately, he hadn’t found the opportunity until now.

Watching him flee, neither Lu Ye nor Su Yuqing intended to pursue, merely observing silently.

"Explode!" Su Yuqing suddenly murmured softly.

Having fled a considerable distance, Moh Xuan suddenly halted, his gaze turning extremely fearful, looking down at his chest. Suddenly, he felt an extremely terrifying aura exploding within his body.

He reached into his chest, grabbing something scorching hot...

It was a Spirit Talisman!

And not just one!

"When did this happen!" Moh Xuan looked despairing, finally understanding why they hadn’t chased him, because it was no longer necessary.

Usually, if there were any abnormalities within his body, he’d easily detect them, the mastery of his own body by a Peak Sun Blaze was naturally excellent. But this battle wound caused by the Barghest Saber, the creepy power of the barghest had kept him from realizing Su Yuqing had planted several powerful Spirit Talismans within him.

Violent tremors emanated, where Moh Xuan stood, a massive fire erupted in an instant, his formidable vitality thoroughly extinguished.