Sage of Humanity-Chapter 630 - 628: Dead End?

After hearing Song Zhui's words, all the Level 9 cultivators understood his intention.

Ning Zizai nodded, "Brother Song is right, the number of Fellow Daoists who came this time is too many, whether Si Nan takes forty percent or twenty percent, it really doesn't have much impact on us. Since that is the case, let's do as he says. What do you all think?"

This time, nobody had objections; they hadn't considered this point before, but now that the situation had been clarified by Song Zhui's remarks, they suddenly felt somewhat listless.

Originally, killing Lu Yiye was both a reputation booster and a profitable act. But in the current situation, even if they were the ones to kill Lu Yiye in the end, the cultivators on the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge side would remember, and probably only Si Nan's prominent name for shattering the Formations.

All the benefits were taken by that guy alone.

Cursing in their hearts, this Lu Yiye knew there was no chance of survival, yet he still set up so many formations in the mine tunnel!

"If you all have no objections, then I'll have someone notify Si Nan," said Song Zhui, signaling to a junior beside him as he spoke. The junior understood and immediately flew toward the direction of the mine tunnel.

Inside, seeing Si Nan waiting quietly without continuing the array destruction, he informed him of the decision of the Level 9 cultivators.

Si Nan smiled, "I understand. Please tell the Fellow Daoists that within one day, I will break all the Formations here, leaving Lu Yiye with nowhere to hide."

Having received the promise of the Level 9 cultivators, Si Nan was full of motivation and continuously broke through the Formations.

It took only half a Shichen for Si Nan to advance dozens of meters into the mine tunnel alone, breaking through more than a dozen Formations.

This position had never been reached by Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators before.

In the mine tunnel, Si Nan unceasingly destroyed Formations; outside the tunnel, numerous Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators looked on eagerly. Some, more impatient, followed right behind Si Nan, but did not dare to get too close, keeping a distance of about thirty meters to watch.

They might not have understood the intricacies, but as they continuously passed the news outwards, the progress of the Formation breaking became known to the cultivators waiting outside, occasionally causing bursts of cheers and exclamations.

As Song Zhui and the others gathered together, the intermittent exclamations and cheers made them feel quite uncomfortable; those sounds were originally supposed to belong to them, but now they were stolen by Si Nan, and their resentment toward Lu Ye grew even thicker.

"At this rate, he really could break all Formations within a day, remarkable," Song Zhui couldn't help but admire aloud.

The other Level 9s did not comment.

Song Zhui smiled, "Alright everyone, it's rare for our Ten Thousand Demons Ridge to produce someone who can compete with Lu Yiye. We should be happy. After tomorrow, there will no longer be a troublemaker like Lu Yiye in this world, and we can proceed to advance to True Lake with peace of mind. The Cloud River battlefield will also return to its former state, and won't be stirred up by one person anymore."

Ning Zizai smiled, "Brother Song has thought it through."

Song Zhui said, "Some things are beyond our power to change, can only be accepted, right?"

In the tunnel, Si Nan was breaking the Formations; in the caves, Lu Ye was setting up Formations, constantly checking messages passed by Yiyi and keeping up-to-date with the unexpected arrival of the array cultivator's progress in breaking through.

He had to admit, the sudden appearance of this array cultivator indeed had considerable mastery in the Array Path, nearly seventy to eighty percent of his own level.

His mastery in the Array Path, to a large extent, came from the gifts of the Hundred Arrays Pagoda, plus the fact that he was a spirit runes master, giving him a natural advantage in the Array Path.

The other person, however, gained their expertise from painstaking cultivation, it wasn't quite fair to compare.

As time passed, with the continuous destruction of Formations inside the mine tunnel, the position of Si Nan got deeper, and the waiting Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators started to rub their hands together in anticipation.

So far, although they could determine that Lu Ye was hiding in the cave, no one had actually seen him. Whether he was really inside could only be verified after Si Nan had broken all Formations.

Until at one moment, a muffled sound suddenly came from deep within the mine tunnel, the intense noise accompanied by a strong tremor, making the faces of the waiting Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators change.

"What happened?" Song Zhui and several Level 9s immediately turned their heads towards the direction of the mine tunnel, faces tense.

This was clearly a sign of an explosion magic array being triggered!

Did Si Nan make a mistake? This thought immediately sprang to their minds.

If the Formation had been destroyed, it would not have been triggered. Since it now had, it must be because Si Nan made a mistake.

They needn't worry about him being blown to death; after all, Si Nan also had a Level 8 cultivation, and even though he was a magic cultivator, an explosion magic array wasn't likely to take his life, but injury was inevitable. Thus, the progress in breaking Formations would definitely be delayed.

Just as they were thinking this, news suddenly came from inside the mine tunnel.

It wasn't that Si Nan had made a mistake; rather, the explosion magic array had been deliberately triggered.

Clearly, it was the work of the person who set up the Formations.

As for Si Nan, he was unharmed, because the Formation had burst forth directly when he approached.

This turn of events left everyone baffled, unclear about the actual situation. It sounded like the person who set up the Formations wanted to ambush Si Nan, but misjudged the timing and triggered the Formation ahead of time...

"Boom..." Another sound echoed from inside the mine tunnel.

What now?

The cultivators of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge, who had just calmed their nerves, were once again on edge.

With things having escalated to this point, no one wanted any unexpected incidents, but the sudden explosions undoubtedly made them anxious.

"Boom..." The third sound.

"Boom..." The fourth sound.

Followed by the fifth...

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While the previous sounds were at least somewhat spaced out, the subsequent noises were continuous, with no sign of stopping.

Even though they had just heard that Si Nan was unharmed, the group of cultivators from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge grew worried. Such noises clearly indicated that the explosion magic arrays were being triggered consecutively, causing even the outer stone walls to shake violently.

Soon, news came from inside the mine tunnel: Si Nan was still unharmed, all the arrays had been activated by the person who set them up, and at that moment, Si Nan was advancing quickly forward. As he moved, many arrays ahead of him exploded one after the other.

This was the source of the noise.

At that moment in the mine tunnel, Si Nan walked leisurely, a disdainful smile curling at the corner of his mouth. According to rumors, Lu Yiye's skills in Array Path were highly esteemed, but now, they seemed mediocre!

Along this path, he had already deciphered many formations, and given enough time, he could solve all of them completely.

The opponent obviously realized this, choosing instead to directly trigger the power of the arrays.

Thus, the current scene inside the mine tunnel was Si Nan continually moving forward, while ahead of him, the power of explosion magic arrays was repeatedly triggered, emitting bursts of flames and causing rocks to crumble from the walls all around.

"Is this a dead-end?" Si Nan murmured, speculating that the opponent did not intend to kill him with the explosions, as he knew that would be impossible.

If it wasn't to kill him, the only possibility was to collapse the mine tunnel and thereby buy more time for a last gasp.

Combining this with the rumors that Lu Yiye was severely injured, Si Nan became even more convinced of this theory.

But he would not give Lu Yiye such an opportunity. Song Zhui and others had already promised him four tenths of the bounty for killing Lu Yiye. Although it was just a verbal agreement among several Level 9 cultivators, no one else seemed to have any ground to object.

Such a huge bounty was significantly important to his sect behind him.

He continued forward, and the cultivators of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge following to watch the excitement were dazzled and filled with admiration. From their perspective, it looked like Si Nan, alone and with overwhelming power, was clearing all obstacles in his path.

News from inside the mine tunnel spread out.

Song Zhui and others were slightly stunned but then swiftly dashed toward the direction of the mine tunnel.

They had thought Si Nan would take at least a day or two to break the arrays, but now it seemed he would reach the mining cave soon. Lu Yiye was hiding inside, and though no one had high hopes for the bounty anymore, there needed to be a conclusion to this chase that had consumed so much of their energy and time. In the final phase, naturally, no one wanted to miss out.

Several Level 9 cultivators led a group rapidly into the mine tunnel, and the other cultivators of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge, realizing this, hurriedly followed suit, causing a surge of people inside the tunnel.

The mine tunnel was not very spacious, accommodating only three to five people walking side by side, so the chaotic scene inevitably led to disputes. The area was bustling, occasionally mixed with panicked cries from female cultivators who accidentally got taken advantage of.

Outside the mine tunnel, Senior Brother Qin and Senior Sister Hu quickly got up to join. However, before they could move, Spectral Shadow suddenly raised his hand, grabbing Senior Brother Qin's arm while the other hand pressed on his chest. His face turned deathly pale.

"Junior Brother?" Senior Brother Qin turned to look at Spectral Shadow, not understanding why he suddenly changed like this.

Spectral Shadow raised his head, his eyes full of bloodshot veins. His face was teeming with horror, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying. He gritted his teeth, "Senior Brother, we can't go!"

While waiting here, Spectral Shadow had repeatedly advised them against involving themselves in this matter because he always had a feeling of unease.

Furthermore, this matter involved Lu Yiye, and the few interactions that entailed great risks confirmed Spectral Shadow's suspicion that something was amiss this time.

But how could Senior Brother Qin and Senior Sister Hu just sit out such an important event?

Additionally, it was their team that had located Lu Yiye. No matter what, after killing Lu Yiye, they should be entitled to a share of the bounty.

Withdrawing at this point would mean getting nothing at all.

So, even though Spectral Shadow had advised previously, Senior Brother Qin and others had not taken it seriously. In their view, with over two million Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators gathered, Lu Yiye was undoubtedly doomed. They might not do much, but joining in the fray couldn't hurt.

Until this moment!