saint of humanity

Lu Ye secluded himself for three months. When he emerged, he only had a brief meeting with Si Shengya and others in the Phoenix Nest. After a few words, he quickly left.

Having traveled no more than a million miles from Phoenix Nest, they stopped and looked ahead.

The void ahead appears normal, but upon closer inspection, a tiny, almost imperceptible black line can be seen running across it.

The black line in front of us was no more than ten miles long, winding and twisting, like a strand of hair left behind by some giant creature.

But it wasn't a strand of hair at all; it was a void rift.

The fact that the area surrounding Phoenix Nest is riddled with void rifts is no secret in the entire Star Abyss; any cultivator with a modicum of common sense knows this.

Lu Ye had naturally heard about it before, but even though he had entered and exited Phoenix Nest many times, he had never explored the surrounding area.

This was the first time he had ever seen such a void rift.

The existence of such a crack here is like an extremely sharp blade. If someone with insufficient cultivation and strength were to accidentally pass by, they would very likely be injured or even die on the spot.

Lu Ye glanced at it briefly before stepping across it.

The further you go, the denser the void rifts become, no longer confined to the form of hair strands, but more like ravines stretching across the landscape.

From a distance, this area looks like a battlefield left over from a great war, with crisscrossing ravines everywhere.

Furthermore, the void twists and turns, flowing everywhere like water, creating an extremely dreamlike scene.

Initially, Lu Ye could act recklessly and charge forward without regard for anything else. After all, he had also cultivated the Dao of Space and his attainments in this Dao were not low. Naturally, these spatial distortions did not pose any threat to him.

It wasn't until one day, almost without his awareness, that he was suddenly swept into a void turbulence, and he hurriedly snapped out of his daze.

Fortunately, Tai Chu Wu Tong had given some instructions before setting off; otherwise, even if he were to escape, it would have taken him some time.

After traveling for several days, Lu Ye had already penetrated to the core area of ​​the void rift zone.

According to the information provided by Taichu Wutong, Xuewei and the others were exploring not far ahead. In other words, the enemy had already completed more than half of their exploration of this natural and dangerous area.

Once they can get through this core area, the rest is just a repetition of the first half, which won't be much of a problem for the enemy; all that will be wasted is time.

Upon arriving at this point, Lu Ye finally stopped walking and found a relatively safe spot to wait quietly.

Several more days passed, and then, without warning, a large group of figures suddenly appeared in Lu Ye's field of vision after the space in front of him began to distort violently.

There were many people, numbering in the thousands, yet all the cultivators wore bitter expressions.

Why would they want to explore the route to the Phoenix Nest? As cultivators of the Star Abyss, how could they not know the dangers here?

It's simply that we're outnumbered by sheer force and have no other choice.

Xue Wei and the others were all half-saints, and they were keeping watch from the rear. If they dared to disobey orders, they would be killed on the spot. On the contrary, if they obeyed orders and explored the path, they might still have a chance to survive.

Originally, there were nearly ten thousand of them, some from Qianliu City and others who were plundered from various Hedao Cities by Xuewei and others, but after exploring to this point, only this few people remained.

The number of cultivators who have truly perished is not large; most simply vanished while walking. The situation in this area is truly bizarre. The spatial shifts cannot be deduced by common sense, and even the semi-saints who are stationed at the rear often find it difficult to detect them in time.

"Huh..." The Dao Integration Master at the front suddenly exclaimed in surprise and looked up in the direction of Lu Ye.

They had been traveling in this area for so long, and this was the first time they had encountered outsiders. The Daoist was momentarily unsure if he was seeing things.

There was no need for him to confirm anymore, because at the very moment he spotted Lu Ye, a voice gritting its teeth came from behind him: "Lu Ye!"

Immediately, the pressure of a semi-saint spread, and many Dao Integration cultivators trembled in fear. A blood-red figure had already swept in front of everyone, and it was Xue Wei who was bringing up the rear.

At this moment, Xue Wei glared at Lu Ye with fiery eyes, as if there was some deep-seated hatred between them that could not be resolved.

The strongest half-saint of the vampire clan truly hated Lu Ye. In the previous battle to attack Dragon City, although the bigger mistake was that Fei was lured away by Xue Jiu, if Lu Ye hadn't displayed his prowess on the battlefield, their losses wouldn't have been so heavy.

In the end, if the Dragon Clan's demigods hadn't been suddenly targeted by the Abyss and lost their ability to rely on external forces, they would have surely suffered a crushing defeat in that battle.

After that, many cultivators from Dragon City withdrew, and Xue Wei thought that even if things went badly, she could still get a Universe-level Dao Integration Bead.

Who would have thought that Lu Ye would even shatter that last thought of hers? It's truly hateful.

When she came from the Origin Realm, Xue Wei only had Si Shengya as her greatest enemy. But after the last battle, she realized that in this Star Abyss, besides Si Shengya, Lu Ye was also not to be underestimated.

She just didn't expect Lu Ye to suddenly appear in such a place.

Her first thought was that there was an ambush there.

Looking around, he saw no one else besides Lu Ye, and he could not sense any other signs of life.

Although the area is chaotic and perception is sometimes distorted, Blood Rose can still determine whether there are any ambushes.

Alone?
Xue Wei frowned, wondering what Lu Ye was trying to do.

She acknowledged that Lu Ye was quite strong, but if he wanted to stop them, a group of half-saints, all by himself, it was simply wishful thinking.

"I'm going to kill this brat!" Fei appeared beside Xue Wei at some point, his eyes dark and sinister.

Xue Wei hated Lu Ye, and so did Fei. After the last battle, although no one blamed him, he naturally knew where the problem lay. From his perspective, the greater Lu Ye's contribution in that battle, the more foolish he appeared.

"Wait a minute, let's see what he's up to." Xue Wei frowned.

Lu Ye suddenly appeared here for no reason, and he was obviously waiting for them to arrive. He must have some ulterior motive, but Xue Wei had no way of guessing what he was planning.

While the two Origin Realm Half-Saints were exchanging words, Lu Ye was also looking in their direction.

As the intelligence we have so far suggests, the enemy used many Dao-merging cultivators to pave the way, with demigods gathering behind them, avoiding potential risks as they explored their way to this place.

Although there are too many people to see the whole picture, the enemy's demigods should all be here, and their numbers have actually increased.

During his seclusion, several more semi-saints from the Origin Realm entered the Star Abyss. These semi-saints would definitely contact Xue Wei and the others upon arriving in the Star Abyss, and then gather together.

"Very good!" He nodded slightly. In this situation, it was worthwhile for Taichu Wutong to have planned this with him.

As he spoke, he raised his hand and beckoned, and a fluffy little tree appeared in his hand.

At first glance, the sapling looked almost identical to the Primordial Sycamore, except that it was much smaller.

This sapling was given to him by the Primordial Wutong before he left the Phoenix Nest; it was something akin to an avatar.

In the starry sky, the Reincarnation Tree has clones, and the Primordial Wutong Tree naturally has similar abilities. However, although both are treasures among trees, the Reincarnation Tree's clones are undoubtedly more mysterious.

This clone of the Primordial Wutong cannot be considered a true clone, because it lacks sentience. It is merely a coping mechanism that has been developed over a long period of time for this specific occasion and time.

Following the instructions given by the Primordial Wutong, Lu Ye activated his Dao power and frantically poured it into the small tree in his hand.

Just as Lu Ye suddenly summoned this strange little tree, Xue Wei, who was looking over at him, suddenly felt something was wrong.

She had originally intended to test Lu Ye's intentions with words to see what he was planning, but before she could even utter a word, Lu Ye made this move.

Regardless of Lu Ye's purpose, Xue Wei could not stand idly by, so she shouted, "Kill him!"

His figure suddenly transformed into a streak of blood-red light and rushed towards Lu Ye.

Fei followed closely behind, and with the help of the bloody light, he left no trace whatsoever.

Meanwhile, as Lu Ye's power surged, the sapling suddenly expanded and grew, transforming into a towering tree in the blink of an eye, with a majestic canopy and swaying, extending branches.

Strangely, the outstretched branches actually reached into the void rifts.

The void suddenly trembled.

Xue Wei and Fei, who were rushing towards Lu Ye, were both startled and stopped in their tracks, looking surprised and uncertain.

The tremors in the void grew more violent, and in just three breaths, a terrifying scene suddenly appeared.

From all directions, countless branches emerged from the visible cracks in the void.

It was as if a giant tree was growing rapidly inside the crack.

This area was already spatially chaotic, and now it has become even more distorted.

Xue Wei finally forced herself to calm down and lunged at Lu Ye again. No matter what the root cause of this change was, it was definitely Lu Ye's doing, and it was absolutely related to the small tree he had just summoned.

If that's the case, then dealing with Lu Ye first might resolve the current predicament.

However, Xue Wei quickly realized something was wrong. She was clearly rushing towards Lu Ye, but she could sense that the distance between them was getting farther and farther.

Fei, who had been right beside her, had vanished without a trace.

Looking back again, the figures of the many cultivators behind him became increasingly elusive, sometimes near, sometimes far, sometimes visible, sometimes hidden.

This is clearly due to spatial distortion.

"What did you do?" Xue Wei turned her head and shouted in the direction of Lu Ye.

Lu Ye ignored him, his hand already forming a strange hand seal. Only when the surrounding void distorted to a certain extent did he suddenly change the hand seal and utter a low shout: "Shatter!"

Silently, yet a scene that left all cultivators dumbfounded unfolded: this vast area, and even further afield, suddenly shattered like a mirror smashed on the ground, instantly turning into countless fragments that flew in all directions! (End of Chapter)