Sage of Humanity-Chapter 533 - 531: Dragging Someone to Be Buried with Me

Time passed, and with each two-hour period marked by the eruption of a blood-colored light pillar, more and more cultivators from the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge gathered around Lu Ye.

After only four to six hours had passed, more than a dozen Level 9 powerhouses had arrived, and the number of those below Level 9 had increased to several hundred.

Those Level 9 powerhouses scattered around Lu Ye, encircling him completely, and discussed openly how to deal with him without any intention of avoiding his attention.

The current situation was somewhat awkward for these powerhouses, especially for the three cultivators who had first cornered Lu Ye here. They had had a chance to reap the rewards all to themselves, but hindered by the Golden Body Token, the circumstance now made it impossible for a monopolization of the spoils. With so many people gathered, they were bound to share some of the benefits.

After a brief discussion, a decision was finally made.

Of the rewards for slaying Lu Yiye, Tan Sheng would first take a twenty percent cut, which was part of the original agreement when he spread the news among many Ten Thousand Demons Ridge powerhouses, an agreement that could not be changed.

Another twenty percent would go to Xia Liang and his two companions.

Because they had contributed significantly to cornering Lu Yiye here, they deserved the twenty percent as a matter of course; this was something everyone agreed on.

From the remaining sixty percent, half would be divided among the other Level 9 powerhouses present, and the other half would be distributed to the remaining cultivators.

Overall, this distribution plan couldn't satisfy everyone, but given the current situation, there was no better option.

Lu Ye had truly become like a fish on the chopping block, not yet dead but already divided into benefits and distributed.

With the discussion settled, all that was left was to wait.

To await the expiration of the Golden Body Token's time limit...

Sitting cross-legged in the center of the crowd, Lu Ye constantly consumed elixirs to recover his spirit force. Although he didn't hide it from others, no one from the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge tried to stop him.

Because they couldn't stop him—shielded by the Golden Body Token, no matter how they attacked, Lu Ye would remain unharmed. How could they stop him?

After several hours, Lu Ye's spirit force had fully recovered. He even took out a piece of dried meat from his storage space and began to eat heartily.

Surveying his surroundings with a cold eye, he indeed saw a few familiar faces.

Tan Sheng, needless to say, had arrived more than two hours ago, glaring at him with a sullen expression, clearly in a bad mood.

He had had hopes of swiftly killing Lu Ye and then competing for the top spot on the Kills Ranking. Instead, not only was Lu Ye still alive, but his ranking on the Kills Ranking was plummeting. He could forget about the top spot, and the benefits from killing Lu Ye had been reduced to twenty percent, a heavy loss indeed.

Wei Que had also arrived, standing not far from Tan Sheng, chatting and laughing with acquaintances.

Among the scattered crowd, Lu Ye also spotted the Jiang Liuzi brothers.

The backs of the hands of many Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators were glowing with crimson light, while only he, surrounded by the crowd, his hand glowing with a different light, truly stood out, unique among a sea of sameness.

When the Jiang Liuzi brothers felt Lu Ye's gaze, they looked up and their eyes met. Lu Ye nodded slightly at them.

This calm demeanor somewhat startled the Jiang Liuzi brothers—they weren't sure if Lu Yiye was genuinely fearless or just putting on an act.

A Level 3 cultivator surrounded by so many from the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge, when the time limit of the Golden Body Token was up, it would be his time to die. If they were in his shoes, Jiang Liuzi felt he couldn't remain as calm and composed as Lu Ye.

As Lu Ye surveyed the surroundings, a message came through his battlefield marking. Looking down, he found it was from Li Baxian.

"Little martial brother, hold on, I'm contacting people to save you!"

Lu Ye's situation had caused quite a stir in a short time, and many Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators had heard and were rushing over. Naturally, members of the Haotian Alliance had also heard.

This greatly alarmed Li Baxian. He and Feng Yuechan were hiding about 30 miles away.

But given the current situation, his anxiety was of no use. Both he and Feng Yuechan were only at Level 4 in cultivation and had no chance of rescuing Lu Ye from the encirclement of so many powerhouses. Thus, they dared not make any rash moves.

Now all Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan could do was to try and contact as many strong members of the Haotian Alliance as possible, pleading for their help.

But to rescue Lu Ye from the heavy siege, it would take the combined effort of fifteen to twenty Level 9 powerhouses—any fewer, and it would be a suicide mission. The Ten Thousand Demons Ridge would certainly not show any courtesy to the Haotian Alliance.

If given enough time, relying on their connections to amass fifteen to twenty Level 9 powerhouses was not an issue, but time was of the essence, and many people were not nearby; traveling here would take time.

Li Baxian could only regret not advancing to the Cloud River earlier. If he had been at the Cloud River Level 9 by now, how could he watch his little martial brother stuck in such a dire situation?

But then he thought that if he had advanced to the Cloud River too early, he might already have reached the True Lake Realm by now and wouldn't have remained in the Cloud River battlefield.

After much thought, he ultimately blamed himself for being useless and unable to rescue his little martial brother from a desperate situation.

"Alright!" Lu Ye responded with a simple word.

Looking around once more, he took a deep breath. He had prepared almost everything, and it was time to implement his plan.

Currently surrounded, he couldn't break free. His only reliance was the unbreakable Golden Body Token.

But the Golden Body Token ultimately had its time limit, and once it expired, he didn't want to die but would have to.

Unless he could set up a teleportation array and use it to shift more than 60 miles away, giving him a slim chance of survival.

Waiting to die was out of the question. Even if he couldn't escape, and he was to die here, he had to drag some people down with him before his last breath.

Especially that Tan Sheng—it was his activation of the secret technique on the tracking disc that had placed him in such an awkward situation.

Spirit force surged fiercely within him, and a full chest-covering array of spirit runes rapidly took shape over his chest.

Then, the fierce surge of spirit force quickly poured into the spirit runes.

This unusual occurrence naturally did not escape the attention of the Level 9 cultivators gathered around, and in an instant, numerous eyes turned towards him, their expressions filled with astonishment and suspicion, completely clueless as to what Lu Yiye was up to.

Wei Que spoke out, "Kid, don't bother trying any tricks, you won't escape."

Lu Ye lifted his head and looked at him calmly, "I'm not trying to run, don't be nervous."

As he spoke, he stuffed a handful of elixir pills into his mouth.

Such a way of gobbling down elixir pills truly dumbfounded onlookers; cultivators did not consume elixir pills like this, but considering Lu Ye's current predicament, it was no longer surprising.

Wei Que frowned, "What are you doing?"

"What do you think I can do?"

This question actually left Wei Que at a loss for words. Indeed, given Lu Yiye's current situation, what more could he do? At most, he could only struggle futilely. After all, he was only at Level 3, and with so many Level 9 cultivators present, as long as they were cautious, he surely couldn't cause any trouble.

Many shared this line of thought.

Thus, although they noticed that Lu Ye was up to something, they didn't take it seriously.

As time passed, even with a large supply of elixir pills, his spirit force was steadily depleting, all converging into the spirit runes on his chest.

Despite the loss of spirit force, the aura emanating from Lu Ye's body was gradually strengthening, quickly surpassing the level expected of a Level 3 cultivator.

If one were to guess his cultivation level based on the fluctuations of spirit force emanating from him now, he would appear to be at Level 4, or even Level 5.

This abnormal situation raised alarm.

Someone shouted in a low voice, "Lu Yiye, stop what you're doing, or else…"

"Or else, what?"

Lu Ye raised his eyes to the speaker, who faltered into silence.

Indeed, or else what?

Beat him? With the protection of the Golden Body Token, who could harm him? Mere threats were meaningless to Lu Ye, and acting on them would be a waste of effort.

After a pause, the person spoke again, "If you cooperate nicely, you might suffer less pain, but if you dare have any ulterior motives, I'll ensure you can neither live in peace nor die in comfort!"

Lu Ye couldn't be bothered with him and stuffed another handful of elixir pills into his mouth.

It was a pity, the Breath Fruit wine his Second Senior Sister had brewed was all used up; otherwise, the recovery of spirit force could have been even faster. Its restorative effects couldn't be compared with that of the Origin Spirit Pill.

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The storage of spirit force within the chest's spirit runes had reached its limit.

Yet it still wasn't enough.

Lu Ye recalled the last time he had deployed these spirit runes and silently decided that this time he would offer Ten Thousand Demons Ridge a significant gift.

As spirit force coursed through him, another identical set of spirit runes appeared on his back, and he started to channel spirit force into them.

His aura grew even stronger, and Lu Ye's expression became more solemn.

Maintaining two sets of spirit runes demanded immense mental focus, especially after a substantial amount of spirit force had been poured into them. If he were not fully concentrated, and the spirit runes shattered, all the spirit force channeled into them would burst forth in an instant, and even the Golden Body Token might not keep him completely safe.

The Golden Body Token could block attacks from the outside, but it might not withstand explosions from within the body.

Fortunately, Lu Ye's mental power had always been much stronger than cultivators of the same level. He maintained his focus, and as long as he wasn't heavily disrupted, there shouldn't be any problems.

"Something's not right!"

Xia Liang suddenly spoke up.

Lu Ye's aura at the moment far surpassed that of a Level 3 realm; judging just by his aura, no one would question if someone said he's at a Level 5-6. And with his ongoing actions, that aura was still growing stronger.

Even a fool could see something wasn't right.

Immediately, someone angrily yelled, "Lu Yiye, stop with your tricks."

From his severe expression, it seemed as though Lu Ye was attempting some unforgiveable act against him, but in fact, Lu Ye was the one truly trapped and in imminent danger.

Others began to threaten him with vile words.

Lu Ye turned a deaf ear to them as if they were just passing gas, continually channeling his own spirit force into the spirit runes on his back.

With his posture and the protection of the Golden Body Token, the powerful cultivators of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge truly felt powerless, overwhelmed with helplessness and frustration in their hearts. How could the Golden Body Token, which had already lasted for several Shichen, still not fade away?

Just wait for the Golden Body Token to disappear, and then any of the Level 9 cultivators, regardless of who acted, could directly execute Lu Yiye.