Sage of Humanity

Chapter 2082: Chapter 2080: The Death of Charng Feng

In the Spectral Sedan Chair space, Charng Feng’s expression shifted several times, but he never dared to truly act. His powerful Mental Consciousness probed in all directions, trying to uncover the source of the ominous malicious intent, yet found nothing.

He was completely clueless about where this place was, and even more so why Jiu Yan and Lu Ye were here as well.

He only knew that he was swept into this space by a peculiar Bridal Sedan Chair, luckily escaping Ma Bin’s pursuit.

"Since you won’t make a move, then don’t blame me for being discourteous!" Lu Ye’s eyelids fell slightly, his tone cold as frost.

The Spectral Sedan Chair trapped Charng Feng, a development he hadn’t anticipated at all. The two harbored deep-seated animosity; Charng Feng’s murderous intent toward him was evident, and he had no intention of sharing the Spectral Sedan Chair with such a person.

Only by dealing with him could he rest easy.

At this moment, Charng Feng was gravely injured, undoubtedly the perfect opportunity.

Lu Ye flicked his fingers, and three drops of treasure blood flew out, forming the shape of a triangle, swiftly moving toward Charng Feng. As they flew, the treasure blood twisted rapidly, transforming into three doppelgangers.

"How dare you!" Charng Feng was taken aback, surprised by Lu Ye’s decisiveness in taking action. Because if he hadn’t misjudged it, this place prohibited random acts, and the terrifying malicious intent was no illusion; taking action would inevitably lead to dire consequences.

He couldn’t believe that Lu Ye hadn’t noticed this fact.

Yet Lu Ye took action regardless!

Did he overlook something? Lu Ye arrived here earlier and perhaps discovered a way to circumvent the restrictions?

No time for further speculation, as he was already familiar with the might of Lu Ye’s Treasure Blood Avatar explosions from the prior pursuit — the very tactic Lu Ye used to escape.

Upon sensing intently, he indeed detected the wild, explosive aura of the three doppelgangers charging at him, ready to detonate at any moment!

If he were at his peak, such a scenario wouldn’t pose too much of a crisis; his protective magic treasure would ensure safety. But under Ma Bin’s pursuit, every one of his magic treasures was depleted, leaving him severely wounded, without extra means of protection.

"Want me dead? Let me kill you first!" Charng Feng’s expression turned fierce, aware that his only chance of survival lay in killing Lu Ye’s true form.

"Stop!" Jiu Yan’s delicate shout echoed as she dashed toward Lu Ye...

Lu Ye and Charng Feng’s confrontation erupted too suddenly, leaving her no time to react. Her movement was purely instinctual, aiming to shield Lu Ye from Charng Feng’s assault.

But it was too late, within such proximity, Charng Feng’s attack arrived in an instant, Lu Ye let out a muffled groan as a burst of blood flower exploded from his body, shooting backward, crashing into the wall, then falling down.

Charng Feng didn’t feel any sense of triumph, rather, his gaze trembled violently, staring at the three Treasure Blood Avatars beside him, their wild aura seemingly on the brink of self-destruction, yet eerily halted in place. Only one thought crossed his mind.

He’d been tricked!

All of Lu Ye’s ruthlessness and determination were mere illusions; he never intended to detonate the doppelgangers, constructing a false scenario, forcing Charng Feng to act!

Facing such a predicament, he had no choice; any newcomer would react the same, driven by the instinctive response of a cultivator facing mortal danger.

The terrifying malicious intent turned overwhelmingly thick the instant Lu Ye was struck, Charng Feng even felt as though a shapeless gaze was fixed on him from behind.

"You... did well!" Charng Feng gazed at Lu Ye, sitting haggardly in a corner with Chen Li, his face filled with unwillingness.

Then his entire being started to melt like a candle burning downward, disappearing in the span of two to three breaths, everything about him vanishing, as if Charng Feng’s trace of existence was completely erased.

The confined space fell into silence.

Lu Ye looked in the direction where Charng Feng vanished, his eyes twitching uncontrollably, filled with fear.

He’d sensed earlier that random actions here were inadvisable, lest something terrible occur, yet he hadn’t expected it to be so severe.

Targeting and pressing Charng Feng served dual purposes: their existing enmity and a curiosity to see what consequence actions might provoke here through Charng Feng’s hand.

Thus, he took Charng Feng’s blow without letting the Treasure Blood Avatar explode.

Now he witnessed the outcome...

Even gravely wounded, Charng Feng wasn’t easy to kill, yet he was silenced so quietly, without leaving a trace.

Charng Feng’s death gave him great satisfaction, but the concerning observations from the entire episode left him burdened.

This Spectral Sedan Chair... might truly be of stellar space supreme treasure grade?

"This..." Chen Li beside him was evidently frightened, speechless for a long while.

"Alas!" Jiu Yan sighed, although she didn’t have close ties with Charng Feng, they had a few frictions. After all, she was forced to leave the All Phenomena Galaxy and struggle outside due to Charng Feng.

Regardless, she was born of the All Phenomena lineage, a tag that can’t be erased.

It was because of this connection she intervened in the past, pleading for Yuan Se and others before Lu Ye.

She wished to avoid conflict between Lu Ye and Charng Feng today.

Yet, the matter escalated...

"How are you?" Jiu Yan looked at Lu Ye, having taken Charng Feng’s strike, Lu Ye purposefully didn’t counter much, sustaining considerable injury.

As they spoke, Jiu Yan was about to go over and check the situation.

"Don’t come over!" Lu Ye shouted lowly, raising his eyes to look at her, slowly shaking his head, his expression grave.

Jiu Yan immediately sensed something, her expression in disarray.

"It’s okay..." Lu Ye reassured, "It should be fine."

Just then, after Charng Feng died, that terrifying malevolence suddenly shifted onto him, pressing down on him, causing his heart and soul to tremble...

In the matter just now, although Charng Feng struck and wounded him, it was him who first took action by condensing the Treasure Blood Avatar, which resulted in Charng Feng’s death. Naturally, he couldn’t possibly be unscathed.

However, under the shroud of that malevolence, Lu Ye did not feel a sense of lethal threat, which was somewhat reassuring.

In the nervy wait that followed, that malevolence slowly dissipated.

Lu Ye let out a long breath, meeting Jiu Yan’s concerned and worried eyes: "It’s over."

Jiu Yan nodded and returned to sit down.

Lu Ye retrieved his Treasure Blood Avatar and took out the healing elixir pill to swallow, then immersed his mind to investigate the Root Spiritual Orifice.

Just now, under the shroud of malevolence and boundless threat, he clearly felt the Talent Tree’s fire seed was a bit abnormal, but with the situation being urgent and his life at risk, he had no time to investigate.

Upon viewing it now, the Talent Tree’s fire seed indeed exhibited quite some changes; it had become significantly brighter, and a small sapling could be vaguely seen forming within the fire seed.

Was this a blessing in disguise?

The Talent Tree’s transformation this time was extremely arduous. After turning into a fire seed, it had been three months, yet the transformation was still not complete, and there hadn’t been much change before. But this time, there was significant progress.

Lu Ye didn’t know why there was such change, but it was evidently related to the malevolence that the Spectral Sedan Chair cast upon him.

He even considered triggering that malevolence several more times, as this would presumably expedite the Talent Tree’s transformation, but thinking of Charng Feng’s outcome, he refrained.

The Spectral Sedan Chair definitely had its own will, and that malevolence was the manifestation of its will!

This implies that the people captured by the Spectral Sedan Chair were consciously chosen by it, selecting Jiu Yan from within the All Phenomena Ocean, then Chen Li, and afterwards Charng Feng...

Except for himself, who entered by exception.

Moreover, according to Charng Feng, he had previously been chased by Ma Bin, so why did the Spectral Sedan Chair choose Charng Feng and not Ma Bin?

Ma Bin’s strength was clearly superior to Charng Feng’s.

Unfortunately for Charng Feng, escaping Ma Bin’s pursuit through a fluke only to end up dead in the Spectral Sedan Chair, one could say this grievance ended here.

While healing, Lu Ye discovered something that embarrassed him, that he was confined to his spot by an inexplicable force!

He could cultivate, heal, and make small movements, yet he couldn’t stand, unable to leave his current location.

This was evidently the Spectral Sedan Chair’s punishment for his previous actions.

Lu Ye was utterly speechless.

He quietly transmitted this through audio transmission to Jiu Yan, who immediately looked at him with a face full of sympathy.

In the subsequent days, at intervals, another unlucky person would be captured into the Spectral Sedan Chair.

The internal space of the Spectral Sedan Chair gradually became lively.

And these captives, when viewed against the stellar space, were almost all renowned figures, without exception the top-tier powerhouses in their respective Star Systems.

Jiu Yan, being well-informed, recognized several of them, and although she didn’t know the rest, she had heard of them.

Since Lu Ye was confined in place, unable to move while people gradually increased, Jiu Yan simply sat beside him. Thanks to her, Lu Ye learned a bit about the origins of these powerhouses.

Also, since he and Jiu Yan knew the circumstances the best, every newcomer approached them to inquire about the situation. The two did not conceal anything, telling them everything they knew, including the events that occurred previously at the All Phenomena Ocean.

Among the numerous powerhouses, there was only one person Lu Ye cared about.

This was a slender figure with long purple hair, exuding an extremely eerie aura, and appeared to be only in his early twenties.

But this seemingly young individual was a powerhouse that no one present could ignore.

Zixuan Demon Planet’s first Great Demon Venerable, Zi Ji!

The enmity between Lu Ye and Zixuan exceeded that with Charng Feng. In the Jade Conch Galaxy, the Zixuan battalion was decimated, over ten Demon Venerable level powerhouses fell, gravely injuring Zixuan.

After that battle, it was heard that Zixuan’s side was probing for intelligence about the Nine Provinces, evidently not planning to let it go, but hesitated to act recklessly due to the previous performance of the Nine Provinces.

Zi Ji was also clearly aware of Lu Ye’s identity but showed no peculiar behavior. Since being captively brought in, he simply sat quietly in one place, silently conserving his strength.

His calmness only made Lu Ye more vigilant.