Free Web NovelChapter 2062: Chapter 2060: Number Nine’s True Form
Lu Ye has always been curious about one thing, since the Insect and Blood Races are hunted in the stellar space, why have all the major races not joined forces to exterminate them.
Logically, this is doable. No matter how strong the foundation of the Insect and Blood Races is, they cannot withstand the union of multiple races.
Now he slowly understands.
The Insect and Blood Races each have their own foundation of survival; the special nature of the Insect Emperor World is the root of the Insect Race’s security, and as long as they occupy the Insect Emperor World, they will never face the crisis of extermination.
While the Blood Race’s domains do not have the same innate advantages as the Insect Emperor World, each domain has its own ancestral artifact. With these artifacts, they can mobilize the domain’s power, providing them with a strong self-defense ability.
Don’t think that taking the Blood Termination World and Blood Jade World was effortless, it was due to the significant role played by Lu Ye. When attacking the Blood Termination World, he single-handedly disrupted the Blood Race’s mobilization of the domain’s power, and this time the Blood Race suffered even more, being completely wiped out by Lu Ye and the Sun Blaze of the Dwarf Race. Even such a top Saintly Venerable as Jiuw Tian died without a trace, not to mention the other Blood Races.
Lu Ye’s uniqueness can almost be said to be the nemesis of the Blood Race.
The matters concerning the Blood Jade World are considered thoroughly concluded.
Days later, Lu Ye returned to the core area with Chen Xuanhai and others who came to assist.
A great battle, with considerable harvest, not just the Blood Jade World itself, but also the resources of an entire domain, numbers unimaginable.
Awaiting the return of the Western Region in the future for Mount Fangcun to unify, while the Nine Provinces can allow Number Nine to consume the foundation of the Blood Jade World, achieving two goals with one act.
Lu Ye did not linger long at Mount Fangcun, and soon left.
Given the present Sun Blaze cultivation, the cultivation of the Soul Suppressing Secret Technique, and the transformation of the Talent Tree, all need time accumulation and substantial consumption of materials, these matters are inconvenient outside, and must be pursued at All Phenomena Ocean and the Soul Race ancestral land.
Although he doesn’t know exactly what situation is unfolding with the so-called major trend arrival at the Insect Race, a sense of urgency has arisen, he must elevate his cultivation as much as possible before this major trend arrives. This way, regardless of the changes it brings, he will have financial ability for self-defense and to protect relatives.
The Nine Provinces have grown even larger.
Comparing the current Nine Provinces to its initial state, its sheer size is now twice as large, clearly the result of Jade Conch completing the World-Merging.
Currently, the three major domains of the entire Star System are merged, and truly bound together.
Lu Ye originally did not intend to return to the Nine Provinces but soon noticed something and displayed a surprised expression, turning and heading towards the Nine Provinces.
In a short time, Lu Ye landed before the Governor’s Hall of Tianzhou.
Looking forward, under the doppelganger of the Reincarnation Tree, a burly familiar figure stood tall, hands behind his back, looking at the seemingly withered doppelganger of the Reincarnation Tree with a face full of remembrance.
Lu Ye stepped towards him, and shortly afterward stood beside him, softly calling: "Senior."
Ma Bin turned his head to look at him, smiled slightly, raised his hand and patted the Reincarnation Tree doppelganger: "When I was young, I played with a senior brother on this tree, flipping up and down, one day accidentally breaking a branch, and then got a good beating, couldn’t get out of bed for several days, my master didn’t hold back at all."
Lu Ye’s eye twitched, not knowing what to say, it seemed that Senior Ma Bin also had a complete childhood.
The location for the Governor’s Hall was set by Lu Ye, mainly because it has the doppelganger of the Reincarnation Tree, which the Nine Provinces Governor can conveniently look after.
This location is also the ruins of the strongest sect of the Nine Provinces ten thousand years ago, the Human Emperor Sect, Yang Qing told Lu Ye about this matter back in the day.
Ma Bin was born in the Human Emperor Sect, one could say he grew up here.
With ten thousand years passed, even if Ma Bin knew the Nine Provinces might be somewhere in the stellar space, he had never had the thought of searching for it, even when he met Lu Ye and learned about the current situation of the Nine Provinces, he didn’t have the intention to come back and have a look.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to but dared not!
He was afraid his troubles would bring calamity to the Nine Provinces, so he tried his best to dilute, even sever his connection with the Nine Provinces.
But now he no longer has this worry.
At All Phenomena Sea, he learned more about the Nine Provinces and knew about the recent confrontation with Zixuan.
The Nine Provinces now has ample self-defense capability!
So he returned, just to see the homeland he has long missed, and upon seeing it, although today’s Nine Provinces isn’t as prosperous as in its peak, its current prosperity was surprising, putting his heart at ease.
"Senior’s injuries healed?" Lu Ye asked.
"More or less." Ma Bin nodded, "Thanks to you."
Unexpectedly, Lu Ye, this Nine Provinces junior, could thrive in a place like All Phenomena Ocean, and now has become the ruler of All Phenomena Ocean.
This is something even the Human Emperor couldn’t achieve back then, while Lu Ye is only at the Early Stage of Sun Blaze.
If not for Lu Ye, his previous injuries would have gradually worsened, leading to the loss of cultivation, who knows in which remote corner he would have died of old age.
"Senior is too kind. Your injuries were due to me, I haven’t even thanked you yet." Lu Ye sighed; on the day the Asura Field shut down, had Ma Bin not sheltered him, he wouldn’t have fought to the death with Charng Feng and others. He now only regrets that Charng Feng ran too fast, he couldn’t catch him with Little Fella that day, otherwise he could have avenged Ma Bin’s enmity along with his own.
Ma Bin didn’t say more, just reached into the air and grabbed, releasing a power of utmost mystery, and out came an ancient round disc.
Lu Ye was taken aback, "This is..."
He sensed an extremely familiar aura from that disc.
The rabbit figure of Number Nine suddenly appeared at the side, baring its teeth and charged at Ma Bin, shouting, "Give it back to me!"
Lu Ye had never seen Number Nine so anxious before, and was curious for a moment, but not worried, because he knew Ma Bin wouldn’t harm Number Nine.
Ma Bin chuckled, casually swept his other hand, and the aggressively charging Number Nine flew back, landing precisely into Lu Ye’s embrace.
Lu Ye caught it at once.
Number Nine’s rabbit eyes turned red, and the entire Nine Provinces shook violently, with an incredibly terrifying aura converging in the sky.
Lu Ye hurriedly patted Number Nine, "The senior means you no harm, don’t be nervous."
"Artifact Spirit?" Ma Bin observed Number Nine with interest, "Quite unexpected." Then he asked Number Nine, "Do you recognize me?"
Number Nine grumpily said, "I don’t recognize you, don’t try to get friendly with me! And give me back my true form, otherwise, Lu Ye will beat you up!" Then it turned to Lu Ye, "Lu Ye, go on, he snatched my true form!"
It was then that Lu Ye understood, the disc in Ma Bin’s hand was actually Number Nine’s true form, no wonder the aura was so familiar.
Honestly, over the years, Lu Ye only knew that Number Nine was the Artifact Spirit of the Heaven’s Augury Compass, but what exactly the compass looked like, he had never really seen.
All along, he had only seen Number Nine.
But he didn’t expect to see it today.
"Alright, alright." Lu Ye comforted, "Senior Ma Bin is a cultivator from the Human Emperor Sect of ten thousand years ago, your true form was crafted with his participation, he wouldn’t harm you."
"Hmm?" Number Nine was dumbfounded.
Ma Bin played with the Heaven’s Augury Compass, speaking slowly, "Saying it was crafted with participation is flattering myself. At that time, I had just advanced to the Constellation stage, and besides... the Heaven’s Augury Compass wasn’t actually crafted. It was a treasure inadvertently obtained by a top expert from our sect back then. We merely found a way to unleash its power; it is actually an affiliated treasure of a supreme treasure!" freewebnσvel.cøm
"Affiliated treasure?" Lu Ye was astonished, looking down at Number Nine, "You’re an affiliated treasure?"
Number Nine was bewildered, "I didn’t know, am I an affiliated treasure?"
"That’s why I’m curious how an affiliated treasure developed its own consciousness." Ma Bin looked at Number Nine, "Affiliated treasures aren’t supposed to undergo such changes."
Lu Ye said, "Number Nine’s birth seems to be due to the merging of the Heaven’s Augury Compass’s Artifact Spirit and the will of the Nine Provinces, causing some changes."
"That still doesn’t explain it." Ma Bin slowly shook his head, looking at Number Nine, "Can you sense anything?"
"Sense what?" Number Nine asked in reply.
"There’s an intangible link between an affiliated treasure and a supreme treasure. Now that you have developed spiritual intelligence, you should be able to sense the corresponding supreme treasure."
Number Nine shook its head, "I can’t sense anything."
Ma Bin fell into contemplation, clearly puzzled.
Number Nine’s eyes flickered, suddenly leaped out of Lu Ye’s arms, displaying a speed Lu Ye had never seen before, snatched the Heaven’s Augury Compass from Ma Bin’s hand, and vanished with a flicker, leaving only a triumphant laugh echoing in the air.
"Number Nine’s temperament... is a bit childlike." Lu Ye explained.
Ma Bin nodded, not bothered, simply said, "Lu Ye, I must leave now."
Lu Ye was stunned, then said, "Senior, don’t mind the matter with Charng Feng." Ma Bin had said years ago that once he healed, he would find Charng Feng and kill him to relieve Lu Ye. Now that he was healed, it was natural for him to depart.
"It’s not just about Charng Feng." Ma Bin waved his hand, "At my level of cultivation realm, there’s no room for further advancement, and it’s been like this for many years. But recently, I’ve felt a bit different, as though some wondrous change is happening throughout the stellar space, giving me a possibility of further progress. So I must journey out to find the direction for my future." freēwēbηovel.c૦m
"Recently?" Lu Ye frowned, "How long ago?"
"Not that many years ago, why?" Ma Bin looked at him.
"Here’s the thing, senior, I recently went to Mount Fangcun in the Western Region and attacked a domain of the Blood Race, where I encountered some events."
He then recounted everything that happened in the Blood Jade World, emphasizing the great era mentioned by the Insect Race.
"Senior, with your experience and knowledge, do you know what the advent of the great era means?" Finally, Lu Ye asked.
Ma Bin shook his head, "I’ve never heard of it. If it’s as you say, could these feelings I’ve had in recent years be related to the advent of the great era?"
