Free Web NovelChapter 2077: Chapter 2075: Arrival of the Constellation Palace
The number of Sun Blaze warriors rushing to this place due to the commotion is increasing, and after the Insect Race, another enemy emerged from the red vortex. The battles around Jade Sword Island are extremely fierce.
The battlefield where Lu Ye is located has transformed into a Blood Sea, and it is not just him and Jiu Yan; there are two other mid-stage Sun Blaze cultivators who have joined the fray.
Yet, even with the advantage of the Blood Sea, the four of them working together against a single ox demon have not been able to gain any advantage.
The power of this ox demon is terrifying, far beyond imagination!
Similar situations occurred in the other two battle groups; they all involve multiple attackers targeting fewer enemies. Although there are not many Sun Blaze warriors in All Phenomena Ocean, there are at least twenty. Lu Ye’s group is four against one, while in the other two battle groups, seven or eight Sun Blazes team up to attack one enemy.
Despite this, no battle group is gaining the upper hand. Instead, their Sun Blaze warriors are frequently injured, and one even suffered a severe injury and has withdrawn from the battlefield!
Lu Ye is anxious; the situation is extremely unfavorable for them. The red vortex is still present; if three strong enemies have emerged from it, there might be more. Should that happen, there are no more Sun Blaze warriors in All Phenomena Ocean to hold them back.
They must kill one first, or find a way to close that red vortex.
But the thing was opened by the Insect Race through some unknown sacrificial method, and probably no one besides the Insect Race knows how to close it.
Then they can only kill one first!
Determined, Lu Ye in a single thought moved behind the ox demon. He exhaled slowly, and channeled all his blood Qi and mana fiercely into his right arm, causing it to swell instantly.
The Boulder Mountain Saber thunderously unsheathed.
Drawn Saber Slash!
He hadn’t used this move for a long time, as the affiliated treasure’s power was relatively stronger and easier to use. However, he never gave up on this move, consistently nurturing the spirit runes in the sword sheath with his own mana.
Without the affiliated treasure, this was undoubtedly his most powerful strike!
The long saber slashed at the ox demon’s protective magic. As he had felt before in their previous fights, an incomparably tenacious feedback came, and despite experiencing it many times, Lu Ye still found it incredible. It was hard to imagine how this ox demon could temper his own mana to such an extent.
The power of Drawn Saber Slash was still strong. Previous attacks couldn’t break through the ox demon’s protective magic, but this slash brought about some effect.
The violent power, after breaking the ox demon’s protective magic, left a small wound on him...
"Oh?" The ox demon showed an intrigued expression, "You actually managed to injure me. Well done!"
A palm aimed directly at Lu Ye’s head, but he was prepared and swiftly slipped into the depths of the Blood Sea, showing a helpless expression on his face.
The Drawn Saber Slash failed to kill the enemy; other means might be even more useless. Moreover, the barghest’s power was easily dissolved by the opponent...
Even if he only made a small wound on the ox demon earlier, the barghest’s power should have wrapped around it. Strengthened alongside his advance to Sun Blaze, even a strong figure like Charng Feng took several days to slowly dissolve it, but for this ox demon, it was as easy as flicking a finger.
Do I have to ask Hua Ci to come out of seclusion?
The affiliated treasure’s power cannot kill the ox demon, but a supreme treasure definitely would not be like this.
The strongest in All Phenomena Ocean is not him, nor Jiu Yan, but Hua Ci’s Little Fella.
But he had seen Hua Ci in seclusion at the Merfolk Race’s territory earlier. If possible, he didn’t want to disturb Hua Ci at this critical moment.
But looking at the situation now, aside from asking Hua Ci to come out, there is no other way.
As he was thinking this, a violent tremor suddenly came from below All Phenomena Ocean. Such tremor had appeared twice when the Insect Race Sun Blazes opened the red vortex, and Lu Ye still didn’t know what it was about.
Unexpectedly, it appeared again now, and this time it was even more massive than the previous two times.
Accompanying the tremor, a vast, boundless aura poured out from the depths of All Phenomena Ocean. The next instant, the aura converged into a beam and descended somewhere.
In the Blood Sea, Lu Ye looked up toward where the aura descended, his ocular power pierced through his own Blood Sea to see the situation on Jade Sword Island.
"This is..." His expression changed, showing a surprised look.
"Constellation Palace!" a Sun Blaze outside exclaimed.
Because at that moment, an ancient palace appeared on Jade Sword Island. It looked exactly like the Constellation Palace, but it was obviously not the main body of the Constellation Palace, just a projection, as it appeared illusory.
The projection of the Constellation Palace completely enveloped the red vortex tightly...
In the Blood Sea, the always calm and composed ox demon, who remained unbothered even when facing four Sun Blazes attacking together, suddenly changed his expression dramatically: "There’s a supreme treasure here? No!"
As if seeing something incredible, he shouted loudly and immediately dashed toward the red vortex.
Not only him, but the other two powerful enemies who emerged from the red vortex were also flying in that direction frantically, extremely panicked, like dogs that have lost their home.
It was as if they were completely different from their previous invincible and powerful selves.
Lu Ye noticed the ox demon’s movement, hesitated for a moment, and didn’t stop them. Instead, he dispersed the Blood Sea and let them leave.
No matter what the appearance of the Constellation Palace projection signifies, simply judging from the ox demon’s reaction, it’s definitely not good news for these uninvited guests.
They seem to be trying to leave through the red vortex.
Lu Ye wasn’t confident in keeping them here, so letting them leave might not be a bad option.
But what Lu Ye never expected was that the three uninvited guests, who arrived just fine, couldn’t return!
The three figures were all blocked outside the Constellation Palace’s projection, no matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t break through the blockade of the projection.
Moreover, as time passed, the projection of the Constellation Palace continued to shrink, and the red vortex also became unstable in the process!
Lu Ye’s eyes lit up. He had been worrying about how to close the red vortex, but unexpectedly, the Constellation Palace took action. Judging by the situation, once the Constellation Palace’s projection shrinks to a certain extent, this red vortex is bound to collapse.
The Constellation Palace... indeed has spiritual intelligence!
Back when Lu Ye first came into contact with the Constellation Palace, he had such a suspicion, because back then, the Constellation Palace pulled him in alone and assigned him a strange task. Although he didn’t manage to leave his name on the Constellation List that time, he gained quite a few benefits.
Recollecting what the ox demon had just shouted... it was clear that the Constellation Palace detected this red vortex and was using its own power to destroy it!
The supreme treasure activated its power, and the three powerful enemies that gave all of All Phenomena Ocean a headache were powerless.
A moment later, the three of them clearly realized things were going wrong. They exchanged glances and fled in three different directions.
Seeing this, Lu Ye was startled and quickly shouted, "Stop them quickly, don’t let them escape!"
Previously, he was willing to let these three powerful enemies leave because he didn’t have the strength to deal with them, but now that the situation had changed, they absolutely couldn’t be allowed to escape!
Such powerful enemies, if they escape here and reach any star system, would spell disaster.
Except for those star systems with top-tier domains, no star system in stellar space could muster All Phenomena Ocean’s foundation to deal with them all at once.
They must be wiped out completely, even solving just one would be good.
Upon calling out, Lu Ye was the first to leap forward, charging at the ox demon, with Jiu Yan wielding a long spear close by his side.
Other Sun Blaze cultivators dared not delay upon seeing this and intercepted the other two enemies according to their previous formation.
The ox demon, at the late stage of Sun Blaze cultivation, was fast, but not as fast as Lu Ye exploding treasure blood to activate the Blood Escape Technique. Just in a flash, Lu Ye caught up with him, the Blood Sea unfolded, once again enveloping him within.
Jiu Yan took advantage of the situation and charged into the Blood Sea, under Lu Ye’s cover, thrusting her spear towards the ox demon.
The ox demon’s perception was exceptionally keen, and having sparred with Jiu Yan multiple times before, he naturally knew her prowess and didn’t dare to be lax, swinging his club down.
Jiu Yan gritted her teeth and faced it head-on, a massive boom echoed, and the Blood Sea surged, but Jiu Yan wore a look of surprise, blinking her eyes.
Because this time, she wasn’t knocked flying like before by the ox demon’s strike, and the power transmitted from his attack was noticeably weaker than before.
Not daring to be certain, she continued to tangle with the ox demon.
Lu Ye had already taken out an audio talisman, intending to contact Three Worlds Island, to ask them to call Hua Ci out.
At this moment, Jiu Yan’s voice came into his ears, "He’s weakened!"
Lu Ye was stunned.
"Although I don’t know why, he has indeed weakened, and he’s getting weaker!" Jiu Yan, having clashed with the opponent several times by now, felt every counterattack from the ox demon distinctly. As a Peak Sun Blaze, her judgment on this aspect couldn’t be wrong.
Lu Ye immediately focused on the ox demon and indeed found, as Jiu Yan said, the ox demon had weakened a lot. In just moments, he’d gone from being overwhelmingly powerful to being on par with Jiu Yan.
A thought flashed through Lu Ye’s mind, and he quickly spread his Mental Consciousness to probe the situations in the other two battle groups, discovering they were just like his own.
The other two initially impervious powerful enemies had significantly weakened as well.
And this change... Lu Ye turned to glance towards the direction of Jade Sword Island, seeing the continually shrinking projection of the Constellation Palace and the teetering red vortex, his mind began to clear.
It seems, it’s because the red vortex is being suppressed, which leads to the weakening of the ox demon and the other two powerful enemies. No wonder these three were so eager to return, evidently, they knew what changes would happen next.
No need to disturb Hua Ci!
Lu Ye tightened his grip on the Boulder Mountain Saber in his hand, looking towards the ox demon’s direction, flashed forward, and charged fiercely.
It’s our turn now! This time, the spoils appear to be huge, might even clarify a lot of previously unclear things, perhaps uncover intelligence about the onset of the grand situation!
Lu Ye had a feeling that these three inexplicably appearing enemies were closely related to the onset of the grand situation.
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Happy New Year to everyone, wishing you all great fortune in the Year of the Dragon, may you soar like a dragon, and prosper greatly in your future endeavors!
I have to go out for New Year’s visits now, just one update today. There might be some busy times during the first month of the lunar year, occasionally needing to go out or entertain guests at home, there might only be one update on those days, please bear with me.
