Sage of Humanity

Chapter 2103: Chapter 2101: Slaying a Six Dao

Using the concealment of the Blood Sea, Lu Ye silently swept behind the enemy.

However, the tall figure seemed to have foreseen it, suddenly turning around, and his fist thundered towards Lu Ye.

A powerful foe like him had an extremely keen sense of life-and-death crisis, so even with the Blood Sea’s cover, he detected Lu Ye’s killing intent.

At this moment, Lu Ye’s blood Qi surged, his eyes turning blood-red, and harnessing six strands of Dao force clearly put a heavy burden on his body.

As the long saber fell, the six strands of Dao force exploded forth.

This method of Dao force explosion is an ability possessed by every being qualified to wield Dao force. This one-time explosion results in the complete disappearance of the exerted Dao force, but in exchange for stronger damage.

This technique is known as the Method of Dao Destruction in this stellar space and is generally used as a last-ditch effort.

Lu Ye certainly could choose not to do this; he could engage in a prolonged fight using the six strands of Dao force, perhaps exhausting the force after several exchanges, but doing so would not achieve the intended effect.

The enemy’s fist collided with the edge of the Boulder Mountain Saber, and Lu Ye felt an overwhelming power sweeping over him, shaking his body violently as he flew back following the momentum.

Yet with the falling of this saber strike, the enemy’s eyes also showed an incredibly surprised expression because his protective magic was actually slashed through!

He immediately realized that amongst these stellar space cultivators there was actually one who was of equal rank with him!

In haste, he tried to channel more protective magic.

However, it was already too late, as Du Qingsha, piloting her cover armor, was just sweeping in from the side, wielding a massive broadsword in both hands and made a crosswise cut!

Lu Ye had already accounted for Du Qingsha’s assistance when he made his move.

The sharp blade cut into flesh and was blocked by bone, and as Du Qingsha passed by, a spray of fresh blood was brought out.

Inside the cover armor, Du Qingsha was visibly taken aback, because based on past experiences of hunting 6th Dao powerhouses, they needed to brawl with such an opponent for a considerable time to have the chance to injure or kill the foe, during which every member would expend a massive amount of Dao force.

When hunting the 6th Dao, it was no longer a matter of gains and losses; it was a task the hunting camp squad must undertake because if the 6th Dao was left unchecked, it would inevitably lead to increasing casualties, hence no matter the cost, once the 6th Dao appeared, it must be swiftly dealt with.

Thus, Du Qingsha never expected the 6th Dao encountered today to be so weak, barely a moment had passed, and she had already harmed him.

Without time for further thoughts, she quickly transmitted audibly in all directions: "He’s injured, everyone be careful!"

The injury caused by her saber was terrifying, but for the 6th Dao strongman, it was not lethal, and injured foes often became even more formidable.

"Damn it!" came the snarls of the 6th Dao powerhouse amidst the Blood Sea, realizing there was someone around of equal rank, his heart was in turmoil, and he dared not linger any longer, only wanting to leave immediately.

His protective magic was re-consolidated, infused with his own Dao force, finally bringing him a bit of security.

But coming swiftly after were remote attacks from all directions; after a fierce strike, Chang Yu also darted to his side and then quickly withdrew.

In such a siege, even attacks from 3rd Dao cultivators like Xsu Rong and Snake Girl could have a certain weakening effect, not that being 3rd Dao meant they could not play any role at all.

Not to mention among the other squad members, that old man was still a 4th Dao cultivator.

In a flash, Lu Ye returned to the fray, blood Qi floating around him, Mana boiling, and once again his saber fell—another Method of Dao Destruction!

If the enemy were unharmed, then most likely Lu Ye could do little damage with this strike; similar to earlier, Lu Ye had broken through his protective magic, but was actually powerless in the follow-up; the real harm was done by Du Qingsha who struck timely.

However, at this moment, the enemy was first remotely attacked by several squadmates, then suffered a blow from Chang Yu, leaving the infusion of Dao force in his protective magic in an incomplete state.

This in turn resulted in Lu Ye’s saber not only completely breaching his defenses but also having enough force left to continue its strike!

The Boulder Mountain Saber slanted downward from the opponent’s neck, almost splitting his entire body open, and the fierce pain caused continuous roars.

He instinctively raised his arm to strike, and Lu Ye couldn’t dodge in time, being cruelly knocked flying.

Suddenly, several dazzling beams shot from various spots, crashing onto the enemy’s towering body, directly blasting him into fragments.

Du Qingsha, who had returned to the fray, paused briefly, while Chang Yu, who had just steadied himself afar, was also somewhat dumbfounded, and the other five squad members scattered around were all showing peculiar expressions.

"Dead?" Snake Girl asked, with a somewhat doubtful expression.

The Blood Sea receded gradually, revealing everyone’s figures.

Only then did everyone manage to confirm that their target in this hunt was truly dead!

"How did he just die?" Xsu Rong racked his brains, unable to fathom why this happened, then he turned to Chang Yu: "Captain Chang, are you sure this is a 6th Dao powerhouse?"

If he truly were 6th Dao, why was he so weak? This hunt felt so different compared to previous encounters with the 6th Dao, could it be that Chang Yu made an error? Such things had happened before, where the presumed strong adversary turned out to be a stuffed straw pillow.

Chang Yu spoke: "Sister Qingsha should know if he was truly 6th Dao."

"Indeed, it’s the 6th Dao." Du Qingsha spoke, though they had only clashed a few times, anyone who could withstand her and Chang Yu’s attacks and remain unscathed was definitely a 6th Dao.

Moreover...

"He left behind three pieces of Dao Bone!"

One of them was undoubtedly the spoils that the 6th Dao powerful expert had just obtained, while the remaining two were his own.

As she spoke, Du Qingsha glanced at Lu Ye with some puzzlement. It didn’t quite seem right to say that the ease of this hunt was due to Lu Ye’s assistance. The environment of the Blood Sea indeed provided them significant convenience, but killing enemies still depended on actual strength.

How did a 6th Dao powerful expert’s protective magic get broken so easily?

Lu Ye quietly stood aside, aware of Du Qingsha’s gaze but feigned ignorance.

"This fellow likely was already injured, and his Dao force was unstable." Chang Yu concluded, as this was the only situation that could explain everything just now.

Being able to kill a 6th Dao so easily, no matter the reason, was a good thing. Not to mention the spoils obtained, the battle merit from this fight surely couldn’t be compared to those involving the 4th or 5th Dao.

Cleaning the battlefield and collecting the spoils.

The two squads quickly sought a nearby place to distribute the loot.

Because there were only three pieces of Dao Bone obtained, it wasn’t easy to distribute them. However, such cooperation between hunting camp squads was not their first time, and naturally, there were methods to ensure fairness as much as possible.

Soon the distribution was completed, and each went their own way.

Team A-3 stayed behind, and Du Qingsha took out some previously obtained spoils for another internal distribution within the squad.

Then she looked at Lu Ye: "Once I refine these Dao Bones, I should be able to polish the second Dao Bone. During this period, I’ll have to trouble you to protect me."

Originally, polishing the second Dao Bone required her to return to the Thunderbolt Battle Fortress. She always did so before since she was the strongest in the team, and this spot often encountered 5th Dao powerful experts, who other team members might struggle against.

But now with Lu Ye, she didn’t need to waste time returning to the Thunderbolt Battle Fortress, as polishing the second Dao Bone wouldn’t take long, at most two days.

Lu Ye readily agreed: "Captain, rest assured and focus on your retreat; everything will be on me." With his current strength, even facing a 6th Dao powerful expert, he had a fighting chance.

Xsu Rong clasped his fists: "Wishing the captain success, and promotion to the 6th Dao!"

Snake Girl chimed in with a blessing.

Du Qingsha smiled bitterly: "The hope is small, but I must give it a try."

This was her sixth attempt at polishing the second Dao Bone, having failed five times before, each time exhausting her Dao force completely, leaving her in dire straits.

Moments later, Du Qingsha entered a retreat state, while Lu Ye and the other three concealed themselves, scattered around keeping guard.

Time passed.

Everything around was peaceful.

With nothing to do, a thought suddenly popped into Lu Ye’s mind, so he activated a drop of treasure blood, transforming it into a Treasure Blood Avatar.

Throughout, the Treasure Blood Avatar could exert the full strength of his true self. Ideally, anyway. In reality, a significant part of Lu Ye’s strength depended on the Talent Tree and Boulder Mountain Saber, which the Treasure Blood Avatar lacked. It could only manifest Lu Ye’s physical strength and would gradually weaken over time because once the battle started, the treasure blood would get consumed.

If that’s the case, he wondered if the Treasure Blood Avatar could, like the true self, control six threads of Dao force?

If it could, then his nine avatars, along with the true self, would make ten 6th Dao powerful experts. Such a terrifying lineup could easily kill a 7th Dao upfront.

However, after a few attempts, he realized the Treasure Blood Avatar couldn’t bear Dao force. Even if Lu Ye forcibly infused Dao force into it, the treasure blood would become highly unstable and unable to transform into an avatar.

Thinking it over, this was as expected. For stellar space cultivators like him, having a Dao foundation was essential to wield Dao force.

The Talent Tree could be considered his Dao foundation. The Treasure Blood Avatar didn’t possess a Dao foundation, hence incapable of controlling Dao force.

In this view, the Talent Tree Avatar should be able to wield Dao force, as it essentially stems from the Talent Tree.

Lu Ye promptly condensed a Talent Tree Avatar, simultaneously integrating part of his Dao force while splitting the Talent Tree.

It turned out it indeed could, although the avatar’s capacity differed from the true self, only reaching the level of a 5th Dao cultivator.

This was undeniably due to the insufficient transfer of Dao force, totaling less than two hundred.

Continuing the attempt, once he apportioned over two hundred Dao force to the avatar, it indeed became a 6th Dao cultivator. However, the reduced Dao force on the true self side downgraded him to the 5th Dao!

More Dao force was evidently needed!