High Martial Arts: I Awaken a Low-Tier Martial System

Chapter 1259: Big Sister Can Protect You

The Nine Heavens Cave Mansion—there, that gigantic Chaos-colored gate slowly opened.

And outside the gate, the Cai Kun and Celestial Battle camps had already each seized a stretch of empty space.

On the Caikun Civilization’s side, the five great Star Talents each occupied a region, Authority pressure suppressing the cosmos.

Behind them, the top hundred Powerhouses on the Earth List were arrayed in sequence.

Jiang Ye gripped the Eternal Night Spear, standing beside Bai Qing; his gaze passed over the five great Star Talents and fell upon that stretch of space opposite.

The Celestial Battle Civilization.

Four figures who likewise wielded Star Authority stood in the Starry Sky, confronting the five under the Profound Celestial Maiden from afar.

The foremost was a woman in a red dress, her figure voluptuous and alluring.

This woman had a head of flame-like crimson hair, every strand burning with dark-red fire. She was barefoot, stepping upon the void, and the flames beneath her feet spread into a Heaven-Burning sea of fire.

“That’s the Celestial Battle Civilization’s number one on the New God List, Hong Yuan!” Bai Qing murmured.

“New God List?” Jiang Ye’s expression flickered slightly.

With his current status, he naturally knew this “New God List” corresponded to the Caikun Civilization’s “Elementary Pantheon List,” which was the Earth List.

This Hong Yuan was the top-tier Demon who matched the Profound Celestial Maiden.

“In this generation of the Celestial Battle Civilization—”

“There are a total of four Star Talents.” Jiang Ye opened the intel he had obtained.

Swoosh—a miniature light-screen projection appeared.

[Celestial Battle Civilization · New God List]

[1st: Hong Yuan]

[2nd: Mo Yuan]

[3rd: Lei Jun]

[4th: Wuyin]

——

“The three behind Hong Yuan must be the other three Star Talents.” Jiang Ye looked ahead, his eyes deep.

These were all formidable enemies he was likely to encounter next.

He could not afford to be careless.

“Especially this Mo Yuan.”

“According to Teacher Bailie, the forces behind him are quite close to the Cangxu Civilization.” Jiang Ye recalled Palace Master Bailie’s words: “If you run into this man, you must be extremely cautious.”

He looked toward the figure standing behind Hong Yuan.

It was a figure like a black abyss, body pitch-black as ink, and especially that pair of eyes seemed to devour all light, steeped in a darkness-to-the-extreme.

[Star Authority: Darkness]!

An exceptionally terrifying ability.

While Jiang Ye was assessing the battlefield—

Within the warzone, strands of fearsome aura had already erupted, confronting one another.

The five great Star Talents on the Cai Kun side, and the four great Star Talents on the Celestial Battle side—nine Authorities clashed in the Starry Sky, making the surrounding Stars silently collapse, the entire Starry Sky losing its luster.

The Celestial Prides with lower rankings in both camps all changed expression under that pressure, involuntarily retreating backward.

Merely the aftershocks of Authority colliding already made their Divine Souls quake.

“Caikun Civilization.”

“You’ve brought quite the lineup this time.” Hong Yuan lightly parted her red lips; her gaze paused on the Profound Celestial Maiden for an instant, a meaningful arc curling at the corner of her mouth: “Profound Celestial Maiden, long time no see.”

The Profound Celestial Maiden’s expression remained indifferent, not even bothering to reply.

Hong Yuan was not angered. Her gaze passed over the Profound Celestial Maiden, swept across the rear of the Cai Kun camp, and finally lingered slightly on two figures.

“Ye Jiang, Blue Heaven King.”

“My Celestial Battle Civilization has already set its sights on you. From here on, you’ll be facing endless assassination.” Hong Yuan stretched her bewitching figure, her voice laced with charm: “Why not surrender to me, hmm?”

“Big sister can protect you.”

Her voice was crisp and teasing, carrying an indescribable seduction that made one’s thoughts wander uncontrollably.

Jiang Ye’s expression stayed calm; he didn’t respond at all.

Surrender to the Celestial Battle Civilization? That was no different from walking to his death.

“Hong Yuan, stop pretending to be a savior.”

“If they really go to you, I fear even their bones won’t remain.” Yue Wuji spoke lightly. “However… if you truly dare to lay hands on him, we’re not going to sit back and take it.”

Hong Yuan covered her mouth and chuckled, saying nothing more.

Only, in the gaze she directed at Ye Jiang and the Blue Heaven King, an extra thread of killing intent appeared.

Within the Celestial Battle camp, dozens of eyes simultaneously locked onto Jiang Ye and the Marquis of the Blue Sky.

Contained within those gazes was undisguised murderous intent: greed, disdain, and a detached indifference that didn’t even bother to look up to them.

Several Celestial Prides ranked in the top ten on the New God List regarded Jiang Ye as though looking at someone already dead.

“Ye Jiang?”

“A man doomed to die.” Mo Yuan’s gaze swept over Jiang Ye, lingering less than a breath before withdrawing.

To him, the Qiuqing Divine Hall didn’t even possess a Star Talent. A Basic Level Authority Elder ranked around fiftieth on the Earth List was not even qualified to sit at the table.

Killing Ye Jiang would be nothing more than something done in passing.

As for that Blue Heaven King, with the Moon Embracing Divine Hall backing him, he might take a bit more effort—but only a bit.

Jiang Ye felt those gazes.

The Fourth Tier Celestial Pride’s warning instinct was madly alerting him—these people all brimmed with intense killing intent.

“The Celestial Battle Civilization has locked onto you.” Bai Qing transmitted a low voice, his tone grave.

Jiang Ye did not reply.

He had long known this day would come. From the moment the White Dragon Civilization’s inheritance was exposed, the Celestial Battle Civilization would never let him go.

“Soldiers block, water cover—let them come.” Jiang Ye’s expression was serene.

With his current strength, even faced with a Star Talent directly, he had absolute confidence.

…

The standoff didn’t last long.

Both sides knew there was no point fighting here.

The Nine Heavens Cave Mansion was the true battlefield; the struggle over supreme treasures was the real slaughter. There was no need to waste effort here.

Hong Yuan withdrew her gaze first. She let out a soft laugh, tapped her bare foot on the void, and turned into a streak of flaming Flowing Light, charging into the Cave Mansion gate ahead of all others.

The other Powerhouses of the Celestial Battle Civilization also streamed in one after another.