Sage of Humanity-Chapter 570 - 568: Broken Arrow

Within the Great Delusion Array, Wei Que, desperate to protect himself, relentlessly urged his magic and spells to bombard in all directions. Even as a Cloud River Level 9, he couldn't hold on for long.

His spirit force flowed out of his body like floodwaters through a breached dam, and magic and spells roared in all directions. Although he called for help, Tan Sheng and Xia Liang's rescue didn't come, making it clear to him that their situation was likely not good either; otherwise, it made no sense for them to ignore him.

The smell of blood lingered at the tip of his nose, and the pain throughout his body made him sweat profusely, feeling as if the breath of death, like an ocean, was engulfing him entirely.

He never imagined that merely coming to kill Lu Yiye would put him in such a life-threatening situation. Had he known it would turn out like this, he would have never agreed to accompany Tan Sheng here.

But regret was useless now; in such an environment, he saw no glimmer of hope for escape.

Just as he was thinking this, an unexpected change occurred.

The array that had enveloped the surroundings suddenly altered, and the fog and colorful illusions rapidly dissipated around him.

Wei Que was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed!

He had unintentionally broken the Great Delusion Array! This was truly a case of finding a way through an impossible situation.

With the fog cleared, he saw several figures not far from him, among them were indeed Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan, as well as that Lu Yiye, and in addition, a physique cultivator with a burly figure, wearing hemp robes, his muscles bulging prominently.

In Lu Yiye's eyes, there was a clear flash of astonishment.

He obviously didn't expect to have broken the array himself.

Lu Ye had not expected it either.

The Great Delusion Array was something he had set up with the aid of array banners. Unlike the protective array and the trap array, it didn't have much in the way of defensive capabilities, so if an array banner were destroyed, the array would become untenable.

Wei Que's recent barrage of blind, aimless attacks had, by some fluke, struck one of the array banners, leading to the self-destruction of the Great Delusion Array.

One could only say that this fellow was incredibly lucky.

Having breached the array and seeing Lu Ye and the others in the flesh, Wei Que roared in anger, "Lu Yiye!"

The more panicked he had been earlier, the angrier he was now. He, a lofty Cloud River Level 9, was ambushed by several Level 4-5s to the point of barely being able to fight back, even compelled to ask his companions for help—this was doubtless a blow to his pride.

As he roared, a fierce spell blasted toward where Lu Ye was.

Lu Ye didn't move, but Giant Armor quickly stepped in front, a flash of spirit light blocked the spell, and the only consequence was being blasted a few steps backward, emerging unscathed.

This scene caused Wei Que's eyelids to twitch wildly, inwardly amazed by the physique cultivator's strong physique. Having been in the fog, he hadn't clearly perceived the full extent of Giant Armor's might. Now, seeing with his own eyes how a Level 4 Cloud River realm could casually block his spell, he was truly shocked.

Given the five-level cultivation disparity between them, in theory, even if the other was a physique cultivator, he shouldn't have been able to withstand that strike, but in reality, the other party not only withstood it but didn't seem much affected.

Just as he was about to make another move, a sudden feeling of weakness surged, causing Wei Que's figure to stagger.

Dammit, he had exhausted too much power before, and with the severity of his injuries, how could he have any strength left to fight?

The sound of swords chiming rang out, and Liu Guang surged around Li Baxian, with flying swords covering the sky and heading straight for Wei Que. Feng Yuechan stood by his side, her hands forming magic spells, and intricate magic and spells continuously manifested, striking at Wei Que one after another.

Wei Que's face changed color as he hastily urged his nearly depleted spirit force to protect himself.

Thump, thump, thump... Giant Armor charged forward in big strides, moving up and down within the sword flashes and magic lights, quickly closing the distance with Wei Que, bringing with him the oppressive feeling of a mountain bearing down.

When he got close, taking advantage of the moment Wei Que was entangled with the flying swords and spells, he delivered a kick.

Feeling the terrifying might of this kick, Wei Que's pupils constricted. Given the current situation, he would rather take a slash from Li Baxian's flying swords or get hit by Feng Yuechan's spells than dare to let Giant Armor kick him.

If this kick landed, he likely would burst into a mist of blood in an instant.

At the critical moment of life and death, his spirit reached its peak tension, and he moved with a swiftness that didn't belong to a magic cultivator, barely dodging the kick from Giant Armor while fending off the attacks from flying swords and spells.

However, before he could even catch his breath, a figure already loomed from behind the towering presence of Giant Armor.

It was Lu Ye.

The flash of the fiery red saber light reflected the panic on Wei Que's face. Facing the descending slash from above, he had no room to evade.

Single Flash!

The saber's edge cleaved down, piercing through Wei Que's protective spirit force, creating a massive wound from his shoulder to his waist, where one could vaguely see the writhing of his insides.

The strong impact sent Wei Que flying backward, blood spurting from his mouth.

Struggling to stabilize his figure, his vision was a sea of red, stars danced before his eyes, and the river of spirit force inside him momentarily chaotized.

Already greatly drained and severely injured, now he had taken another heavy blow, nearing the state of a spent lamp.

Seeing Lu Ye in full swing and showing no mercy, Wei Que also became ruthless as he rushed at him, wielding his long blade that was ablaze with fire, ready to completely annihilate him.

Although his cultivation base was indeed inferior to that of Tan Sheng and Xia Liang, he had still reached Cloud River Level 9 after all these years and had encountered many life-and-death crises, never lacking the courage to fight desperately against his enemies.

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He knew in his heart that his chances this time were more likely to be doomed than lucky, and he secretly regretted being blinded by greed, but what use was regret at this point?

Even if he were to die, he certainly wouldn't let his enemy get away easily!

Raising his hand, he reached into his storage sack and pulled something out.

It was remarkably a broken arrow, one that seemed to have been around for some time; it was hard to say where Wei Que had gotten it from.

But something he would take out at a time like this was undoubtedly the most precious thing to Wei Que and his last ace up the sleeve.

He bit the tip of his tongue and sprayed a mist of blood onto the broken arrow, which immediately glowed brightly with an ancient aura, and at the same time, a dangerously threatening aura burst forth.

Lu Ye, who was charging at him with his blade, immediately halted and deftly retreated backwards. In that instant, a huge warning sign arose in his heart; he focused on the broken arrow in Wei Que's hand, knowing the crisis came from this very arrow!

Wei Que's spirit force crazily surged into the broken arrow, making it shine as bright as the big sun. With his mouth full of blood, he sneered, "Lu Yiye, even if I die, you're going to go down with me!"

Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan both sensed something wrong—the broken arrow was clearly an object that surpassed Spiritual Artifacts, and even Magic Artifacts. Such an object, even if damaged, would undoubtedly possess tremendous power, and if Wei Que succeeded in unleashing it, no one knew what kind of destruction it would bring.

Therefore, both of them frantically spurred their power, intending to slay Wei Que before he could unleash this treasure. However, the gap in their cultivation was clear; even with their combined efforts, they could only make Wei Que's body shake violently, his blood spurting wildly, but they struggled to end his life.

In just three breaths' time, the broken arrow in Wei Que's hand suddenly transformed into a flash of light, darting out like lightning.

In that moment, Lu Ye felt his entire body's hair stand on end, with an unprecedented sense of looming crisis emerging from within.

Without a thought, he fled in one direction, trying to widen the distance between him and Wei Que, yet the speed of that light was so swift it almost instantly closed the gap.

Amber, crouching on Lu Ye's shoulder, also sensed the impending danger; its fur stood on end, and it arched its back on Lu Ye's shoulder while emitting a low growl, its blood Qi merging with Lu Ye's.

Lu Ye raised his saber as the muscles in his right arm bulged in an instant.

Single Flash!

Repeated Slashing!

A series of dense sounds merged into one—in the ears of others, it was but a single slash, but in reality, Lu Ye had delivered five cuts in this extremely short amount of time.

With each slash, Wei Que's body jolted as if struck by the Boulder Mountain Saber, and the blood from his mouth spurted out even more wildly, his complexion visibly paling.

The all-out slash was not without effect; the approaching flash of light hesitated momentarily, and in that fleeting opportunity, Lu Ye managed to roll backward, landing clumsily.

The flash of light grazed his nose as it flew past, the violent wind it generated causing pain on Lu Ye's face.

But before he could catch his breath, the corner of his eye caught sight of the retreating light changing direction and attacking him again.

Clearly, it was under Wei Que's control; despite Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan's relentless attacks on him, he ignored them, focusing only on killing Lu Ye. It echoed his previous roar: even if he was to die, he would make Lu Ye accompany him in death.

Lu Ye couldn't fathom what kind of treasure it was, but its lethality was so strong that even using his full strength, he could only slightly stall it for a moment. Unless he killed Wei Que, the attacks would never cease.

And as it struck again, Lu Ye had just gotten up from the ground and couldn't dodge in time.

Just as he was ready to strike again with his saber, suddenly something heavy landed on his shoulder, a large hand grabbed him, and the next thing Lu Ye knew, he was being thrown through the air.

Midair, he saw the towering figure of Giant Armor standing where he had just been.

Spirit light flashed explosively, and a protective barrier, resembling a tortoise shell, suddenly appeared in front of Giant Armor.

The flash of light struck.

Boom...

A loud crash resounded, Giant Armor's form shook violently, the seemingly indestructible barrier cracked with dense fissures, and the very next instant, it shattered violently.

The light of the attack passed through Giant Armor's body, trailing a mist of blood as a muffled grunt sounded, and Giant Armor fell to his knees.

Lu Ye's eyes turned icy, and the fire on his Boulder Mountain Saber flared even more fiercely.

On the other side, Li Baxian had merged with his sword light, transforming into a heaven-shattering sword flash, striking close to Wei Que. His Longsword flickered unpredictably like a spirit snake, leaving trails of blood-spraying wounds on Wei Que's body. He intended to cut Wei Que down decisively, but was instead sent flying by one of Wei Que's magic spells.

At that critical juncture, Lu Ye swooped down from the midair like a hawk, with the light that had injured Giant Armor closely following behind.

Even feeling the relentless death pursuit behind him, Lu Ye's eyes did not waver. Wei Que was clearly at the end of his rope. With this cut, he would surely die!

Now it was a race to see whether his saber was faster, or the opponent's treasure was quicker.