Humanity's Great Sage

Chapter 1061, A Familiar Scene

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

The blood threads connected with each other. As Lu Ye clenched a fist, the blood threads tightened and tied up Zhang Song like ropes. It was Blood Spirit Bind, which was a Blood Secret Technique.

It had to be said that many of the Blood Race’s Secret Techniques were strange and abstruse. It originated from their bloodline inheritance, so people who were not of the Blood Race couldn’t use the Secret Techniques.

Lu Ye had refined a drop of Holy Blood which allowed him to ascend to the Divine Ocean Realm. The power of his Tree of Glyphs burned away the mysterious power in the Holy Blood that would turn Lu Ye into a Blood Race member. As such, he only acquired an incomplete bloodline inheritance. Still, he could easily use many of the Blood Techniques.

Holding the saber, he approached Zhang Song and lowered his gaze before asking dispassionately, “Why?”

He couldn’t figure out why this person from the Grand Sky Coalition would launch a sneak attack on him. Moreover, it had only been two days since he returned to Jiu Zhou. Was it a coincidence? It didn’t seem like it as this person was specifically coming for him.

It was apparent that Zhang Song didn’t know Lu Ye had made it to the Divine Ocean Realm, which was why he was surprised the moment they met.

Since there were no grudges between them, there must be someone behind the scenes. Lu Ye counted his enemies and reckoned that, on the Grand Sky Coalition’s side, only Liu Yuemei was determined to end his life.

Tang Yi Feng had taught her a lesson previously, so she might not have the guts to do that again.

Zhou Kui could be considered his enemy as well, but he didn’t have the power to instruct a Third-Order Divine Ocean Realm Master to kill Lu Ye. It wasn’t that Lu Ye looked down on him; it was just a fact.

Who else held grudges against him other than the two of them?

Lu Ye was concerned that the premonition he felt might have something to do with Zhang Song. As such, he had to get to the bottom of the truth.

In fact, he could activate Two Hearts Beating as One to find out the truth. However, after he activated the Glyph in Blood Refinement Boundary once, he decided not to use it again unless it was necessary to do so. That was because the feeling was terrible.

Zhang Song was still struggling. Since he had been restricted by Blood Spirit Bind and his Divine Soul was injured, he didn’t have the strength to get rid of the restriction.

He was dejected deep within, knowing that he hadn’t only failed his mission, but his life was also at risk.

He didn’t expect Lu Ye to be so powerful. Initially, he thought that since he was a Third-Order Divine Ocean Realm Master, it wouldn’t take him much effort to capture Lu Ye. It turned out that he was captured instead.

When two cultivators fought, defeat, slaughter, and subjugation were three different things, each more difficult than the last. Since Lu Ye could easily capture him, it showed that he could use a power that far exceeded the Third-Order Divine Ocean Realm. What Zhang Song found unacceptable was that he had no idea where Lu Ye’s limit was.

Detecting the sharpness of the saber at his neck, he grinned and said, “If you want to know why, come and ask me in Hell.”

Lu Ye’s expression changed as he hurriedly activated his Divine Ego and struck Zhang Song with an invisible impact.

But it was too late. A pop was heard as though something had exploded in Zhang Song’s brain. His head slumped to the side as he was no longer breathing. He soon collapsed to the ground.

Lu Ye quickly stepped forward and examined him, discovering that Zhang Song was indeed dead.

He found the scene familiar. This reminded him of his experience at the Chen Residence of Mount Mi around two years ago.

At that time, the patriarch of the Chen Family, Chen Tianchui, suddenly died right before his eyes.

Then, Lu Ye was captured by Yu Daiwei and brought to a nameless Small Hidden Realm. When he conversed with Tai Shan, he probed him and confirmed that the Chen Family worked for him.

It was apparent who the person behind the scenes was.

When Lu Ye and his team members were at the Chen Residence back then, they were suddenly attacked. In the end, it was Lu Ye who used the Dragon Throne to slaughter them and get their team out of danger.

It had only been two days since Lu Ye returned to Jiu Zhou, but someone had come to find fault with him for no reason. It seemed that Tai Shan was aware that Lu Ye was back in Jiu Zhou.

Lu Ye recalled that he had exchanged Brands with Yu Daiwei before. At that time, he needed to use the Brand to locate Yu Daiwei because he had to carry out his plan in the Small Hidden Realm. If Yu Daiwei’s Brand was contactable, it showed that she was in the Small Hidden Realm, and Lu Ye had to stop doing his thing.

If Yu Daiwei’s Brand wasn’t contactable, it showed that she had left the Small Hidden Realm, and Lu Ye could do whatever he wanted. He didn’t expect the other party to make use of that to find out about his return.

Yu Daiwei must have realised that his Brand was contactable and confirmed that he had returned to Jiu Zhou. Since she couldn’t come here immediately, she decided to send Zhang Song to intercept Lu Ye.

She and Zhang Song had underestimated his power, which was why Zhang Song lost his life there.

It was to be expected, though. Two years ago, Lu Ye was only a Fifth-Order Real Lake Realm Master. Although Zhang Song discovered that Lu Ye had become a Divine Ocean Realm Master the moment they met, he still wouldn’t take him seriously, thinking that Lu Ye was weak as a new Divine Ocean Realm Master. After they exchanged blows, Lu Ye easily defeated him.

He had a rough idea of the current situation, but there was one thing he didn’t understand.

What move did Tai Shan use to control Zhang Song that the latter would rather die than say another word? That was what happened to the Chen Family members as well back then.

Dao Troopers were loyal to Tai Shan, but it was apparent that both Zhang Song and the Chen Family members were not Dao Troopers.

It was inconceivable that Tai Shan had a move that could make his subordinates die willingly.

The problem must be in their minds. That was because before Chen Tianchui and Zhang Song died, Lu Ye had heard a pop coming from their minds.

He quickly lowered his figure and placed a hand on Zhang Song’s forehead before activating his Divine Ego. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find anything useful.

After Zhang Song died, the feeling that Lu Ye had been targeted intensified instead of subsiding.

It seemed that the source of the feeling wasn’t Zhang Song. In that case, the person must be either Tai Shan or Yu Daiwei.

It was probably the latter. As the person behind the scenes, Tai Shan had many talented people working for him. He didn’t have to do everything himself.

[Has she used a Tracking Disc?] Lu Ye suddenly understood something.

Although he was tracked down by someone using a Tracking Disc before, he was weak at that time. It was unlike now that he was a Divine Ocean Realm Master, his powerful heritage gave him a sensitive perception. Therefore, he realised someone was tracking him down.

The feeling increasingly intensified, which showed that the other party was getting closer to him.

In an instant, Lu Ye’s fighting spirit was ignited. Honestly, he hadn’t contended with Zhang Song to his heart’s content.

After he ascended to the Divine Ocean Realm, even though he would fight every day, he was merely getting lectured by the Seniors. Those Seniors in Blood Refinement Boundary knew that cultivators needed training to become powerful. Therefore, they never held back their powers when they made a move.

They were savage when casting their attacks as long as it was bearable for Lu Ye.

Regardless of who his opponent was, he would always be beaten up. Those Seniors knew their boundaries and wouldn’t hurt his foundation. Even if he was badly injured, he would still be strong enough to be beaten up again the next day.

In such an environment, he wouldn’t know where his limit was as he would always be defeated anyway.

After he returned to Jiu Zhou, he subsequently killed two insectoids in the Divine Ocean Realm with only one strike, so he had yet to fully use his power.

His battle with Zhang Song also ended quickly. Now, he desperately needed to fight a strong cultivator to find out how powerful he truly was.

A cultivator who didn’t know his limit wasn’t a competent one. For the rest of his life, Lu Ye would come across all sorts of danger. If he didn’t have an accurate judgement of his power, he would easily fall into danger.

Therefore, if Yu Daiwei was indeed coming for him, it would be a good chance.

He didn’t consider if he could even defeat her. Even if he couldn’t, it wasn’t embarrassing for him as there was a huge gap between their powers. He was still young anyway. Although Yu Daiwei looked like a young woman, she must be a lot older than he was in reality. There would come a time when his power surpassed that of her.

Moreover, even if he was defeated, he could run away. Of the many Blood Secret Techniques, the Blood Conveyance Technique was unrivalled. If he used the Secret Technique, Yu Daiwei could never catch up to him.

Since he had made up his mind, he remained in the same spot. He collected Zhang Song’s items and tossed his corpse into a Storage Bag.

A Divine Ocean Realm Master of the Grand Sky Coalition actually worked for Tai Shan. It was a serious matter, so he had to bring the corpse back to Grand Sky City and tell Tang Yi Feng about it.

Zhang Song surely wasn’t the only one. There must be more people like him.

Lu Ye didn’t send a message to Tang Yi Feng or Qian Wudang. The entire Jiu Zhou was in chaos now, so the two of them must be swamped with work. Since he didn’t have the confidence to capture that person, he didn’t want to make them come all the way here.

When Lu Ye was a Real Lake Realm Master, he would ask for the Seniors’ help without hesitation. This couldn’t be helped as he was weak. Now that he was a Divine Ocean Realm Master, he would be considered useless if he still needed the Seniors’ help all the time.

Around an hour later, a ray of light was rapidly coming over from a distance.

Yu Daiwei was shocked and doubtful as she was puzzled as to what had happened.

Although she was an Eighth-Order Divine Ocean Realm Master, it would take her quite some time to set off from Lei Zhou and arrive in Bing Zhou. During this period, she discovered through the Tracking Disc that Lu Ye was moving towards Grand Sky City.

That was why she had to ask Zhang Song to intercept him. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have a chance to make a move once Lu Ye entered Grand Sky City.

Zhang Song should easily achieve his goal. After all, what could go wrong when a Third-Order Divine Ocean Realm Master was going to capture a Real Lake Realm Master?

An accident happened just like that. Zhang Song’s Brand suddenly came apart, which meant that he was dead.

Yu Daiwei subconsciously felt that a powerful cultivator was hidden somewhere near Lu Ye. Otherwise, Zhang Song wouldn’t have been killed for no reason. It wasn’t easy to end a Third-Order Divine Ocean Realm Master’s life.

She glanced down and saw a person standing atop a barren peak. She looked intently and discovered that the person was none other than Lu Ye.

Instantly, she kept her guard up and scanned her surroundings with her eyes. The next moment, she expanded her Divine Ego to locate the hidden powerful cultivator.

It was apparent to her that Lu Ye had found out someone was tracking him down using a Tracking Disc. Even with that knowledge, he waited patiently in the wilderness instead of running away. The incident itself was strange.

Yu Daiwei felt that a trap had been set up in this place. She immediately stopped in a spot that was ten kilometres away from Lu Ye.

She couldn’t be blamed for being cautious. She merely made a judgement based on the information she had gathered.

On the barren peak, Lu Ye looked calmly at Yu Daiwei, who had come over in a hurry.

Just like what he had expected, the woman had used a Tracking Disc to track him down. She must have sent Zhang Song to intercept him.