saint of humanity

Within the void, Lu Ye remained unmoved, without deliberately concealing his aura, while the puppet half-saint standing not far away remained equally still.

With a flicker of his eyes, Lu Ye moved swiftly, lunging towards the puppet like an arrow released from a bow.

Almost the instant he made a move, the puppet also moved, suddenly turning to face Lu Ye, raising its treasure and slamming it down.

The force of the Dao collided and distorted the space, making it increasingly unbearable.

Three breaths later, the life force dissipated, and Lu Ye raised his hand to collect the puppet corpse along with its treasure into his inner world.

Throughout the entire process, there was no sign of the true saint descending.

There are only two possibilities in this situation: either Yuan is trying to lull Lu Ye into a false sense of security, or Yuan is unable to pinpoint Lu Ye's exact location.

The first possibility is unlikely, because judging from past events, Yuan despises Lu Ye immensely and would never miss an opportunity to do so.

That leaves only the second possibility.

In this special environment, Yuan could no longer use the puppets to pinpoint locations as he had done before, so the True Saint was naturally unable to descend.

With no worries about facing a true saint, Lu Ye's current strength makes dealing with a lone puppet half-saint effortless.

Without human control, the puppets fought almost entirely on instinct, and the huge difference in strength allowed Lu Ye's side to easily succeed.

With a single, decisive strike, Lu Ye didn't linger. He immediately plunged into a chaotic void and vanished from the spot.

Perhaps it was luck, after finding several more Dao Integration Realm cultivators in distress and taking them all into his inner world, Lu Ye once again encountered a puppet half-saint.

As before, it was resolved with ease.

A little over half a day later, a slightly excited voice suddenly reached Lu Ye's ears. It was Liao cheering excitedly: "I got promoted! I got promoted!"

After a period of seclusion, during which it devoured and refined numerous treasures, the Fang was able to advance to the seventh rank. In its own perception, it was only a tiny bit away from the next rank.

Lu Ye killed two puppets and seized two treasures, but only refined and devoured the first one. As expected, Liao was able to advance again.

He's already at the eighth rank!

Lu Ye silently sensed it and found that it was indeed the case. The buff that the Fang energy brought to him increased by another 512!
The boost he received from the demon alone is more than four thousand units of power, and he is only at the eighth rank.

According to his previous calculations, he could advance to the first rank by devouring six or seven supreme treasures, so Liao's growth was undoubtedly promising.

If he could kill all the puppets currently trapped in this void rift, Liao would at least advance to the sixteenth or seventeenth rank. At that time, the power he would unleash with a single swing of his blade would be immense. If that were the case, let alone Blood Rose, even Starry Night would be someone Lu Ye could look down upon.

time flies.

Gradually, I've started to see some progress.

Actually, finding a puppet demigod in such a place is not an easy task, because without a clear target, it can only rely on luck.

Most of the time, even when Lu Ye made a discovery, he would only encounter those Dao Integration cultivators who had been coerced into coming.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Ye had successively killed seven or eight puppet half-saints. As he was once again teleported by the void turbulence to a crevice, his expression suddenly turned serious.

Just then, a figure sitting quietly in front of them suddenly opened his eyes upon his appearance.

His golden pupils shone like two burning suns, scorching Lu Ye's eyes.

Starry Night!

In this void crevice, one can encounter Dao-Merging beings and puppet demigods, and naturally, one can also encounter Origin Realm demigods, since everyone has fallen into this trap together.

Lu Ye was mentally prepared for this, but he never expected that the first person he would encounter would be this first half-saint.

In an instant, his body surged with Dao power, but after a moment, it subsided, and he secretly regretted it.

What is certain is that I am currently not as good as Xingzhou.

So he actually wanted to test how big the gap was between himself and Xingzhou.

Even when Xingzhou saw him, he remained calm and still, showing no murderous intent or fighting spirit. This made Lu Ye immediately realize that Si Shengya's previous judgment was probably correct.

Xingzhou's attitude toward obeying Yuan's commands is somewhat intriguing.

If it were Xue Wei in this situation, she would definitely have already engaged in a fierce battle with Lu Ye.

Since the other party remained unmoved, Lu Ye couldn't very well go forward to provoke them; doing so would be tantamount to actively making an enemy.

After a brief silence, Lu Ye cupped his hands slightly.

Xingzhou did not get up, but simply nodded slightly.

Immediately, to his astonishment, Lu Ye walked to within ten feet of him and sat down cross-legged.

Those eyes, brimming with golden light, scrutinized Lu Ye with surprise, then chuckled, "Fellow Daoist, you have quite the nerve. Are you so sure I won't kill you?"

Lu Ye calmly said, "Si Sheng told me about you, fellow Daoist."

Of course, Lu Ye's bold actions were not solely due to Si Shengya's judgment.

The main reason is that he now has the ability to face the stars directly!

Compared to the Dragon City battle a few months ago, his strength has greatly improved. He believes that even if he is not as strong as Xingzhou, he can still survive. Otherwise, why would he dare to get so close to the First Half-Saint?

Since beginning his cultivation, Lu Ye has acted with utmost caution, though he wouldn't say he's walking on thin ice. He would never entrust his life to the kindness of others.

If Xingzhou still thinks he has the same strength as he did a few months ago, he would be very wrong.

It's no wonder his views are outdated; in fact, no one in the entire universe has ever experienced such a dramatic change in strength in such a short period of time at this level of cultivation.

Unless it's a major advancement in one's realm.

But if one advances from the level of a half-saint to a true saint, that is, one becomes a true saint.

Xingzhou paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't know what Si Shengya said to you, but your actions are a provocation against me."

Lu Ye said, "The environment here is special, and Yuan's line of sight cannot reach this place, so you don't need to worry, fellow Daoist."

Xingzhou frowned slightly and glanced around.

His furtive appearance made Lu Ye sigh inwardly, so he decided to ask frankly, "Fellow Daoist, do you know Yuan's background?"

This question successfully piqued Xingzhou's interest, and he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "You know?"

Xingzhou had pondered the origins of Yuan and why he was sealed beneath Yuan Island in the Origin Realm, but he could never quite figure it out.

Even without recent observations, just considering the True Saints who gathered around Abyss Island in the past, Xingzhou already knew how terrifying Abyss was.

But who sealed such a terrifying being within Abyss Island?

He spent a lot of time and energy trying to find out the truth about this matter, but to no avail, because there was no record of it in the Origin Realm.

He also searched for other half-saints who had fallen from the Star Abyss into the Origin Realm like Si Shengya, but to no avail.

However, it cannot be denied that Yuan is an extremely special existence in the entire universe, so special that he has a somewhat aloof and unfathomable air.

Lu Ye slowly said, "There was chaos in the world, and the universe was born from it. Within the chaos, there were ferocious beasts that fed on the universe. When the universe was first born, the ferocious beasts cast evil thoughts into it. That evil thought grew with the growth of the universe, gradually eroding everything within it. When the universe was completely eroded, the ferocious beasts could then use it to fill their bellies!"

These few words left Xingzhou speechless and deeply shaken.

He stared blankly at Lu Ye for a long while before asking, "Where did you get this information from?"

It wasn't that he was short-sighted; it was just that what Lu Ye said was too astonishing and unbelievable.

Lu Ye sighed. He couldn't very well tell Xing Zhou that this was something he had witnessed and experienced firsthand.

Xingzhou was stunned after asking the question, because although he could not be sure whether what Lu Ye said was true, many of the details in Lu Ye's words were confirmed.

The Abyss is indeed eroding everything in the universe, whether it is living beings with flesh and blood or treasures without flesh and blood. The numerous puppet demigods and even true saints are proof of this!
Realizing this, Xingzhou was horrified, because if the situation was really as Lu Ye said, then sooner or later the Abyss would really erode the entire universe, wouldn't that mean that the universe would become food for that chaotic beast? At that time, everything in the universe would cease to exist.

“Fellow Daoist Xingzhou,” Lu Ye said softly, “I know your difficulties, but looking at the universe now, we are the only force that can directly confront the Abyss. If we are defeated or even fail, then we will have no power to resist in the future. At that time, the Abyss’s erosion will be unimpeded, and everything in the universe will have a bleak future.”

Xingzhou's eyes flickered, and after a moment of contemplation, he suddenly asked, "Fellow Daoist, how do you intend to deal with a True Saint?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Ye knew that he believed him to some extent, but he still found it difficult to make a decision because the biggest problem was right in front of him.

Origin Realm True Saint!

Those were nine True Saints, beings that even he, as the First Half-Saint, could not look directly at.

Without addressing the threat posed by the true saints, all efforts and struggles are meaningless.

The Origin Realm is rapidly merging, and it probably won't be long before True Saints can freely descend upon the Star Abyss. At that time, who will be their opponent, and who will be able to resist them?

"There's always a way when you reach the mountain," Lu Ye replied calmly.

Xingzhou was clearly not satisfied with this answer, and slowly shook his head: "Fellow Daoist's light words are not very convincing."

Lu Ye said calmly, "Useless words are indeed unconvincing, but when you left the Origin Realm, did you ever think that with your strength you wouldn't be able to sweep through the Star Abyss? When you and Xue Wei besieged Dragon City, did you ever think that you would suffer heavy losses? And this time when you went to attack Phoenix Nest, did you ever think that it would be so thorny and bumpy?"

Xingzhou frowned slightly.

To be honest, he really didn't expect it, and neither did Xue Wei and the others.

When they left the Origin Realm, which half-saint wasn't full of vigor and ambition? They felt that the Star Abyss was vast, and they could roam freely and dominate the world.
When they went to attack Dragon City, they were full of confidence, thinking that the small Dragon City was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. But then a large number of dragon race half-saints suddenly appeared. If it weren't for Yuan's methods, how could they have succeeded?
This time, they thought everything was foolproof, but they didn't even see a glimpse of the Phoenix Nest. (End of Chapter)