Sage of Humanity-Chapter 590 - 588: Backstab (Thanks to the reward from Alliance Hierarch pft0)
The giant ape lay quietly on the ground, gasping for air, its eyes dull and lifeless.
"Seal its limbs!" the Fox Demon ordered through gritted teeth.
Immediately, numerous cultivators rushed forth, wielding Spiritual Artifacts, and fiercely stabbed into the limbs of the giant ape, nailing it firmly to the ground.
Blood splattered everywhere. A pained expression appeared on the giant ape’s face as it instinctively struggled, but to no avail.
It had completely exhausted its strength.
The Fox Demon reached out and snatched a longsword from a cultivator’s hand. She gracefully descended, standing on the chest of the giant ape with one leg bent, her bosom largely exposed. However, none of the cultivators dared to admire this rare beauty at such a moment.
"Do you still recognize me?" the Fox Demon’s eyes were filled with satisfaction as chilling words burst from her mouth, "I told you that one day you would die by my hand, and I have waited eighteen years for this day! Eighteen years!"
A mixed expression of laughter and tears appeared on her face.
Eighteen years of waiting, time and again of failures, and a heart full of hatred was finally unleashed at this moment.
She gripped the sword hilt with both hands, aimed at the chest of the giant ape, raised it high, and gritted her teeth, shouting, "Die!"
The longsword plunged down forcefully, a soft ’pfft’ sound followed by blood flying, the sword burying itself up to the hilt.
Struck so heavily, a hint of clarity flashed through the dull eyes of the giant ape. A roar emerged from its mouth, and unexpectedly, one of its arms, which should have been immobilized on the ground, suddenly lifted, sweeping toward the Fox Demon amidst the exclaimed shock of the cultivators.
The Fox Demon’s complexion changed, having never expected that her foe, even in such a state, still had the strength to counterattack, let alone the ability to break free from restraints.
Her reaction was quick, drifting backward almost instantly as the giant ape raised its hand. Yet, she was still affected by the giant ape’s violent strike.
Her tall and graceful body tumbled through the air like a drifting fallen leaf.
"Venerable One!" the cultivators exclaimed in shock.
The Fox Demon landed awkwardly, coughing up a mist of blood, her complexion turning instantly pale, her aura fluctuating wildly.
Merely grazed by the giant ape’s strike, she was severely injured. Had her reaction not been swift enough moments earlier, she might have already died.
"Kill it!" the Fox Demon roared vengefully.
The cultivators obeyed, launching a myriad of attacks upon the giant ape, but it no longer responded.
The strike that had targeted the Fox Demon was its final act in life.
The heavily injured Zhou Yuntian rushed to the Fox Demon’s side, asking anxiously and concernedly, "Venerable One, how severe are your injuries?"
The Fox Demon slowly shook her head. Zhou Yuntian quickly retrieved a healing pill from his storage sack and offered it up. Without any hesitation, the Fox Demon took it and swallowed.
Moments later, the pale-faced Yu Daiwei approached, holding a yellowish demonic pill, and reported, "Venerable One, the giant ape has died!"
The Fox Demon opened her eyes, looked at the demonic pill in front of her, nodded slightly, her expression calm yet slightly bewildered.
For eighteen years, she had lived every day amidst hatred. Now that her great revenge had been achieved, she felt pleased, yet inexplicably empty, as if suddenly without a purpose in life.
She looked up at the many cultivators under her command, almost everyone injured, all in disheveled states.
She raised her hand to pick up the Overlord-class demonic pill, and said, "In today’s battle, you all performed well, especially Lu Ye and Xie Yunhan. The killing of this barghest was mainly thanks to you two. Once we return to the valley, there will be a reward for you."
Lu Ye and Xie Yunhan promptly bowed and expressed their thanks.
"Regroup here, and we return to the valley after six hours!"
"Yes!" the cultivators responded.
After the battle, everyone relaxed their tense moods, each seeking a place to recuperate and meditate. As for guarding, it was unnecessary, as this area was part of the territory controlled by the Overlord-class demon beast, and other demon beasts dared not trespass ordinarily.
However, out of more than eighty people who had come, less than half were left alive now. Even among this half, many were severely injured.
It should be noted that this was after Lu Ye and Xie Yunhan had set up over a hundred Formations in advance to assist, and the cultivators, under the control of the Fox Demon, fought desperately with no one retreating, and the cultivators from the Fox Fairy Valley generally had high cultivation.
Without the cultivators forming groups to besiege the Berserk Giant Ape, it would have been impossible to succeed with fewer than two to three hundred people.
The terror of an Overlord-class demon beast was evident.
Among all the cultivators, only three were unharmed: Li Baxian, who stayed close to the Fox Demon, Lu Ye, and Xie Yunhan, who were in charge of the Formations.
While the cultivators meditated and recuperated, the Fox Demon also healed her injuries.
Lu Ye said, "Fellow Daoist Xie, you should rest as well. I will set up some alarm arrays."
Xie Yunhan nodded, "Thank you, Brother Lu."
Lu Ye walked to a nearby spot, started setting up the Formations, and placed his hand on the battlefield marking, sending out a message. Soon, a response came back. Lu Ye checked it, a spark of sharpness flashing in his eyes.
A moment later, he quietly returned and sat down cross-legged not far from the Fox Demon, stuffing several elixir pills into his mouth and silently refining them.
Time passed.
At a certain point, the tranquil forest suddenly echoed with rustling noises. As cultivators all have exceptional hearing, those who were meditating and recuperating opened their eyes upon hearing these sounds. However, before they could understand what was happening, huge wolves with silvery-white fur suddenly filled their vision.
The wolves surged from all directions, encircling everyone so tightly that there was no escape.
The next moment, as if by agreement, about six or seven giant wolves targeted each cultivator and launched an attack.
"Enemy attack!" A shout of alarm and fury broke the silence, and many cultivators stood up, immediately clashing with the incoming demon wolves.
Zhou Yuntian shouted, "Protect the Venerable One!"
While shouting, he ran towards the Fox Demon. However, after only a few steps, several demon wolves that had burst forth entangled him.
Somewhere in the crowd, Li Baxian looked on in shock at the familiar scene of demon wolves dashing about the battlefield. An uneasy thought surfaced in his mind, but before he could figure it out, a figure descended from the sky, landing in front of him.
Li Baxian’s face changed, "Yuechan?"
He never expected Feng Yuechan to appear before him like this.
"Senior brother!" Feng Yuechan stared intently into Li Baxian’s eyes. Although she couldn’t see anything unusual from his expression, with all that had been relayed by Lu Ye before, how could she not know that her senior brother had been enthralled by the Fox Demon? His appearance showed no signs of abnormality.
"How could you…" Li Baxian stopped mid-sentence, suddenly realizing something, and quickly turned his head to look towards where the Fox Demon was.
The scene that met his eyes filled him with dread.
Unbeknownst to him, Lu Ye had reached the side of the Fox Demon, adopting a guise of loyal protection. Yet, as everyone’s attention was drawn by the suddenly appearing wolf pack, he suddenly set his longsword ablaze. With the rapidity of lightning that allows no covering of ears, he thrust straight at the back of the Fox Demon.
With a soft ’puchi’ sound, the Boulder Mountain Saber pierced through the Fox Demon’s back, emerging from her chest.
The eyes of the Fox Demon widened instantly, and the other cultivators guarding her felt a chill run through them.
No one expected Lu Ye to suddenly strike a deadly blow against the Fox Demon!
A faint ghostly light flashed on the Boulder Mountain Saber, augmented by Cactus Spirit Runes.
Undoubtedly, the Fox Demon herself was very powerful. From her previous action of killing the giant ape with one sword strike, it was clear that her strength was comparable to someone at Cloud River Level 9. With such cultivation, Lu Ye couldn’t possibly be her opponent in a direct confrontation.
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However, she had been previously injured by the giant ape, and her attention was currently distracted by the unexpected appearance of the wolf pack. Moreover, she had never anticipated that her own followers would strike a deadly blow, and hence, she was completely unprepared.
The Fox Demon was stabbed through the body, her already painful expression twisted further. The sudden eruption from the Cactus Spirit Runes made her scream miserably, spewing a mist of blood from her mouth, with fragments of her internal organs faintly visible.
"Lu Ye!" A roar filled with anger sounded as the cultivators at the Fox Demon’s side finally reacted, launching their attacks toward Lu Ye.
However, Lu Ye had anticipated this situation when he made his move. As his blade struck, he drew it back, splashing blood from the Fox Demon’s body, and layers of Defense Spirit Runes appeared in front of him.
Boom, boom, boom…
The massive impact sent Lu Ye flying backward, landing hard on the ground as he saw those cultivators, carrying boundless murderous intent, rushing towards him.
A moment ago, he was still a highly praised hero in Fox Fairy Valley, earning the envy of all other cultivators. Now, he had become their most hated enemy.
For the cultivators of the valley, the Fox Demon was their heaven, and Lu Ye’s sudden betrayal was utterly intolerable.
Standing in place, Lu Ye didn’t move an inch, watching as the cultivators nearly pounced on him. From behind, a wolf’s howl echoed as demon wolves the size of calves surged forward, clashing with those cultivators immediately.
Separated by a dozen yards, the Fox Demon and Lu Ye’s gazes collided. Her beautiful eyes trembled, brimming with disbelief, "You… how could you?"
Even now, she couldn’t accept that one of her own cultivators had suddenly stabbed her.
Meanwhile, Li Baxian, seeing the Fox Demon injured, moved to protect her. However, as Feng Yuechan mobilized her spirit force, a giant Cloud Giant, several meters tall, appeared before Li Baxian, blocking him.
Her heart filled with deep sorrow, she could not bring herself to persuade Li Baxian. She knew that to break the Psyche Secret Technique, Lu Ye had to kill the Fox Demon, and her only task now was to keep Li Baxian away from Lu Ye.
Boom, boom, boom...
As if a war hammer struck, the ground trembled. From one direction, a towering figure rapidly approached the Fox Demon. Upon nearing, he threw a punch that created a sound of breaking the air, attesting to its terrifying force.
It was the Giant Armor attacking!
Given the state of the Fox Demon, if this punch were to land, even her strength, comparable to Cloud River Level 9, wouldn’t save her from certain death.
As she floated backward, her eyes shone with a demonic glint, reflecting the towering form of the Giant Armor.
A peculiar surge of power fluctuated and burst forth.
As Lu Ye charged towards the Fox Demon, feeling this peculiar power, a sudden unease sprouted in his heart.
