Sage of Humanity Chapter 1268 1266: Bao Shi

As Yuk Yaorao finished speaking, the ground suddenly trembled, and amid the swirling airwaves, Lu Ye's figure was seen soaring into the sky, directly crashing into the enormous demon cloud.

"This..." Yuk Yaorao was stunned. She had clearly warned Lu Ye to be cautious of the opponent's sinister Demon Origin, but Lu Ye obviously didn't take it to heart. It was unclear whether he was overconfident or arrogant.

But Yuk Yaorao quickly realized it wasn't arrogance, because fierce sounds of a battle soon emanated from within the demon cloud. Initially, the Cerulean Wolf Race's roars were full of power and might, but in just three breaths, they turned into exclamations and low cries, followed by mournful wails.

A few breaths later, the vast demon cloud dispersed with a bang, leaving a figure standing in mid-air, holding a knife in one hand and a giant wolf head in the other. The wolf's eyes were wide open, brimming with terror, displaying a look of death with unclosed eyes.

Drip, drip, fresh blood trickled down from the wound, the sound was light yet struck Yuk Yaorao's heart like a heavy hamr.

Lu Ye flew back, casually tossing the wolf head aside, his expression unchanged, as though he'd rely picked a wild flower instead of severing a wolf head.

Yuk Yaorao's heart was shaken. Such swift and efficient killing, no matter how many tis witnessed, was hard to adapt to. Originally, she had so confidence in her own abilities, having repeatedly proven her skills alongside Zhao Yunliu and Ding You, but now she realized that in front of a true prodigy, soone like her from the ho world domain was no different from an ordinary Divine Sea Realm cultivator.

Zhao Yunliu ca from the top-tier Dominant Star domain, and even in this cohort entering the Taichu Realm, he was considered impressive, yet compared to Junior Brother Lu before her, there was still a significant gap.

Yuk Yaorao gradually realized that the problem wasn't the cultivation level of this Divine Sea Level 8 Junior Brother Lu, who might beco the most dazzling star within Taichu Realm, and anyone who underestimated him due to his cultivation level was bound to pay a very heavy price.

She needed to accelerate her recovery speed. Junior Brother Lu clearly remained to care for her injuries, but she couldn't keep him here indefinitely. She needed to recover quickly, then leave, to avoid becoming a burden to him.

With this thought in mind, Yuk Yaorao swallowed a precious healing pill, silently refining it.

But she quickly realized things were becoming problematic, because less than two hours after Lu Ye killed the Celestial Wolf Race cultivator, soone else ca looking for trouble. After a brief and intense confrontation, they were unsurprisingly slain by Junior Brother Lu.

Afterwards, people kept coming from various directions at intervals, engaging in battle with Junior Brother Lu, but regardless of their race or domain of origin, without exception, they either died or were injured.

Quick-reacting ones would escape after a few moves to preserve their lives, while slower ones, if the encounter dragged on beyond ten breaths, had virtually no path to survival.

Beside their resting place, more and more corpses with oozing blood accumulated, and in just under two days, as many as seven or eight bodies lay sprawled here.

Yuk Yaorao didn't know whether it was intentional or accidental on Junior Brother Lu's part, but those slain cultivators' bodies were placed neatly to the side, making it clear for anyone arriving.

This was undoubtedly a form of deterrence, a warning.

After two days of recuperation, Yuk Yaorao's injuries had recovered significantly. Originally, she planned to leave Lu Ye and act independently, but the developnt of the situation over the two days made it impossible for her to leave.

Because she could clearly perceive lurking presences from all directions.

In other words, her and Lu Ye's location had already been surrounded! The seven or eight corpses lying on the ground provided strong enough deterrence and awe, so no one dared to act rashly for fear of repeating those people's mistakes.

Why is this happening? Yuk Yaorao couldn't understand, but she knew she had definitely overlooked sothing; otherwise, these scattered demonic cultivators wouldn't have gathered here, and those previously slain by Lu Ye had all specifically sought him out.

Yuk Yaorao soon realized what she had missed when the Reincarnation Tree's second revelation ca.

A large chunk of information appeared in her mind out of nowhere, containing twenty nas, including the nas of the top ten and the last ten ranked individuals at the current stage.

The one ranked first was unmistakably Lu Yiye from the Nine Heavens World, with the dizzying number two hundred and sixteen next to the na.

Two hundred and sixteen! On its own, the number ant nothing, but it signified the cultivators' harvests in Taichu Realm; each increase in number represented the bloody accumulation of a domain's demonic prodigy.

The haul Yuk Yaorao herself achieved so far was rely four, which is practically nothing compared to the two hundred and sixteen.

How… did this co to be?

Yuk Yaorao stared in a daze at Lu Ye not far away, utterly unable to comprehend how such a seemingly reticent young man, lacking any particularly compelling aura, could have killed so many people!

Finally, she understood why everyone had co over here; the revelation from the Reincarnation Tree must have descended once, and the two hundred plus haul was truly extraordinary. Coupled with the low profile of Junior Brother Lu from the Nine Heavens World, it naturally drew people's attention.

So, confident in their strength, ca thinking they could trample over him to rise. Others were driven by curiosity to watch the excitent, thus turning this place into a gathering center for cultivators.

"Junior Brother Lu…" Yuk Yaorao couldn't help gently calling out, having many things she wanted to ask but at a loss where to start, couldn't possibly ask about the matter of Lu Ye's more than two hundred haul.

Lu Ye probably guessed her thoughts and gave no explanation. Since the Reincarnation Tree counted the insect race bodyguards as his haul, it was rightly his. There was another insect hive; if anyone was dissatisfied, they were free to try to remove it.

"Senior Sister Yuk, you'd better stay here."

If it were earlier, Yuk Yaorao leaving wouldn't matter much. Even though her injuries hadn't healed, she still had so strength left and wouldn't be powerless in the face of danger. But under the current situation, she was no longer fit to leave. Now, cultivators concealed in unknown numbers in all directions were watching Yuk Yaorao with Lu Ye. If she left at this mont, she'd easily beco a target. In her current state, she couldn't withstand too many attacks.

Lu Ye could roughly guess the ntality of the cultivators hidden around.

Perhaps not all were here to give him trouble; many might just be here for the spectacle. After all, his haul was astonishing, and anyone would want to see if he had three heads and six arms.

But simply watching the spectacle, doesn't an they wouldn't hit soone when they're down. The current situation being temporarily stable is due to the precedent set here. The seven or eight bloody corpses on the ground undoubtedly ford an enormous visual impact and deterrence. Those intending to give him trouble needed to weigh whether they're stronger than the deceased.

The current situation maintained a strange balance. Those intending to test his ttle didn't dare act rashly, those watching were waiting for others to make the first move, and so overall, the situation appeared calm.

Yet such calm would inevitably be broken. Lu Ye didn't believe he could remain at ease until the Taichu Realm closed. Not to ntion others, among those ranked ahead, there must be individuals seeking to claim the first spot. These true formidable figures among them aid for the top spot would need to bring him down.

Lu Ye was waiting, waiting for a truly formidable opponent. Only then could problems be resolved once and for all; otherwise, those with malicious intentions lurking around wouldn't disperse easily.

During such waiting, the earth suddenly began to tremble lightly. Initially, the tremors weren't evident, but as ti passed, they beca increasingly clear, as if so monstrous being were advancing step by step towards this place.

Lu Ye raised his gaze, looking towards the source of the sound, indeed catching sight of a bulky figure approaching unhurriedly.

That figure appeared abnormally burly, even more than Lu Ye donned upon the Dragon Throne, and might not be as tall. The approaching figure was bare-chested, with only simple beast skin wrapped around his lower body. His skin glead with a bronze hue, with blood and flesh distinctly outlined, resembling a heap of rocks when viewed at a glance rather than flesh.

His body seed incredibly heavy, as each step left deep imprints on the ground, causing the earth to tremble lightly.

Yuk Yaorao's voice sounded by his ear, exuding so gravity: "It's the Stone Race, should be Bao Shi!"

Lu Ye nodded slightly, recognizing the approaching individual—not because they had t before, but because in the Reincarnation Tree's revelation, Bao Shi from the Five Colors Territory was ranked seventh.

Lu Ye wasn't sure if the Five Colors Territory was a top domain, but being ranked seventh in this Divine Sea contention ant Bao Shi wasn't comparable to the cultivators he'd encountered before. Indeed, Lu Ye felt so pressure from the other's aura.

Lu Ye discovered he'd made so mistakes.

He initially thought those most likely to co for him would be from the Yellow Dragon World's Gu Yulou or the Northern Underworld Land of Specters' Youping. Because if these two were determined to claim the top spot, they'd have to find a way to eliminate him. As for others… even if they sought trouble, it wouldn't amount to much, since even if they luckily eliminated him, it would only raise their rank by one, without substantial benefit.

He'd been waiting for those ranked behind him, but hadn't encountered them, instead facing Bao Shi ranked seventh...