Translator: Jon
Editor: Silavin
In a radius of 30 kilometres around Hundred Wards Tower, apart from the safe passageway that stretched towards the city and the area that was 300 metres around the tower, the other places were all covered with wards.
These wards were left behind by the Ward Cultivators, who had arrived at the tower to get some training, over the generations.
Due to the tower’s resonance and the accumulation over time, these wards, even if they were built by Cloud River Realm Masters, were more lethal than the ordinary wards.
There were quite a number of dangerous places on the Cloud River Battlefield. Some were naturally dangerous areas and some were occupied by Champion-class Spirit Beasts.
If all these dangerous places were ranked, the area around Hundred Wards Tower would be in the top three.
Previously, someone launched a sneak attack on Lu Ye in the safe passageway. Lu Ye managed to cast him into the dangerous area, and it wasn’t certain if the person was dead or alive.
At that time, Lu Ye didn’t expect he would fall into the same situation several days later.
With the saber in his hand, Xia Liang furrowed his brows. He had watched Lu Ye disappearing before his eyes, but there was nothing he could do about it unless he was willing to barge into the dangerous area.
However, he wasn’t a Ward Cultivator, so he didn’t dare to do so. Even the Ward Cultivators at the scene didn’t have the guts to enter.
The turn of events shocked everyone. Cultivators from both sides had been cultivating outside the tower for a long time, but no one had ever gotten in a brawl before.
After all, they were there to improve their mastery of the Way of Wards, so it was inappropriate for them to fight. Therefore, the atmosphere around this place had been peaceful. Even though they were from different sides, they could discuss and verify what they had learned.
However, this kind of peacefulness and tranquillity was shattered on this day. Fortunately, the fight soon ended. A Ward Cultivator had just left the tower when he was besieged by four Ninth-Order Cloud River Realm Masters and pushed into the dangerous area.
“Was that… Lu Yi Ye?” someone asked all of a sudden.
Affected by a large amount of information in his mind, Lu Ye had only instinctively kept Amber inside the Spirit Beast Bag before he left the tower. He had forgotten about putting on a mask.
Many people saw his figure when he appeared, so it was only natural that some people might recognise him.
Everyone broke into a commotion upon hearing that.
The incident of poisoning and killing 2,000 cultivators from Thousand Demon Ridge had sent a shock wave across the entire battlefield. After all, the incident was horrifying.
Although some time had passed, the storm still hadn’t eased off. The Ward Cultivators in this place had also heard about it even though they spent most of their time staying here. They knew that those from Thousand Demon Ridge had been tracking Lu Ye down.
Much to their surprise, Lu Ye suddenly appeared outside Hundred Wards Tower and was instantly killed.
When they recalled Lu Ye getting engulfed in flames before plunging into the dangerous area, no one believed he stood a chance to survive.
After all, two Ninth-Order Spell Cultivators had made a move.
Xia Liang turned to look at Chu Yun and Zhou Pei, who should know if Lu Ye was domed. After all, they were the ones who made the last move.
After a moment of silence, both Chu Yun and Zhou Pei shook their heads.
If Lu Ye was dead, their Contribution points would increase, and the Battlefield Imprint’s blue light would fly towards them. However, none of those things happened.
In other words, Lu Ye wasn’t dead yet.
“It’s so hard to kill him!” Xia Liang said through clenched teeth.
All four of them had managed to injure Lu Ye, and the man was engulfed in flames after getting struck by Fire Dragons. It was inconceivable that he wasn’t even dead yet. Indeed. it was extremely difficult to end his life.
Tan Sheng sported a dark expression as well. Honestly, he was surprised that Lu Ye even survived in such a perilous situation. As he recalled Lu Ye’s growth over time, he couldn’t help feeling shocked. During the brief exchange of moves earlier, he could feel that Lu Ye had ascended to the Sixth-Order Cloud River Realm.
Back then, on the hunting ground, Lu Ye could only run away in embarrassment when he was hunted down. But now, even though Tan Sheng and Xia Liang had joined forces, Lu Ye still managed to survive.
He had witnessed Lu Ye’s exponential growth during this period.
“Brother Xia, if we don’t kill him now, he’ll prove to be a big threat in the future,” Tan Sheng said grimly.
Certainly, Xia Liang understood that. Recently, he and Tan Sheng had been trying to end Lu Ye’s life, but they rarely had a chance to deal with him head-on. They were the closest to success this time, but they still didn’t manage to achieve their goal.
At the thought of this, he said loudly, “Fellow cultivators from Thousand Demon Ridge, I’m Xia Liang from the Raving Bladesmen, and I have a request. Can you guys break the wards and help me look for that person?”
Xia Liang had heard about how dangerous it was outside the tower. Certainly, he didn’t dare to barge into the area. However, there were a lot of Ward Cultivators in this place. If all cultivators from Thousand Demon Ridge could join forces and break the wards, Lu Ye would have nowhere to hide.
He had to ensure that Lu Ye was dead. Otherwise, he would never be at ease.
The Raving Bladesmen was a famous first-tier Sect, and Xia Liang was a Ninth-Order Master. Upon hearing his words, someone asked, “Cultivator Xia, was the person who had just run away Lu Yi Ye from Crimson Blood Sect?”
Although someone had recognised Lu Ye and mentioned his name, only Xia Liang and the others had actually seen the man. Before getting any confirmation, no one could tell if the person was indeed Lu Ye.
Naturally, Xia Liang wouldn’t hide anything at this point. He nodded and replied, “Yes, he’s Lu Yi Ye from Crimson Blood Sect.”
“It’s really him!” the person said through gritted teeth. “That terrible brat has killed many cultivators from Thousand Demon Ridge. All the crimes he has committed are outrageous! How dare he come to Hundred Wards Tower? Although this Zhang is also a Ward Cultivator, I consider him an enemy, Cultivator Xia, count me in if you want to break the wards.”
After he finished speaking, many people agreed with him and threatened to destroy Lu Ye.
On the other hand, the people from the Grand Sky Coalition at the scene frowned. They didn’t dare to stand up for Lu Ye at this point. Otherwise, there was bound to be a brawl.
There were too many cultivators in this place. Once they got into a fight, those from the Grand Sky Coalition would be at a disadvantage since they didn’t have a leader. Moreover, Xia Liang and the others were Ninth-Order Masters, so they were naturally intimidating. If they fought, those from the Grand Sky Coalition would suffer a setback.
Therefore, despite their displeasure, they didn’t dare to refute the other party.
The situation was in favour of Xia Liang and the others. A moment later, Xia Liang, Tan Sheng, and the other Ninth-Order Masters led the cultivators from Thousand Demon Ridge to break the wards in the dangerous area.
Such an incident had never happened before.
Although there were a lot of dangerous wards in this area, those from Thousand Demon Ridge could destroy everything if they were united. By then, it would be fine if Lu Ye was dead. If he was still alive, he would have nowhere to hide.
The cultivators from both sides, who were initially getting along well, were now separated.
While the cultivators from Thousand Demon Ridge came together to destroy the wards, those from the Grand Sky Coalition stood in the distance and watched them.
Xia Liang and the others ignored them. It was more important to look for Lu Ye at this point, so they didn’t want to cause any trouble.
Cultivator Luo, who stood among the cultivators from the Grand Sky Coalition, looked at the tower in shock.
Everyone was distracted by the conflict. However, since he had some speculation, he was the only one who noticed the anomaly. Perhaps other people had noticed it as well, but they didn’t ponder on it.
Lu Ye had stepped out of the tower earlier!
Normally, it wouldn’t take a person a long time to take on a challenge in the tower. Once he failed, he would be sent out of the tower. Even if he succeeded, he could only stay inside for a fixed period of time.
The tower had been repeatedly resonating as of late, giving these cultivators the benefits they craved.
Therefore, no one had entered the tower since several days ago, and everyone inside had left. It wasn’t until Lu Ye appeared on this day. In other words, Lu Ye had been staying inside the tower for the past few days.
Cultivator Luo counted and realised that the tower had resonated 34 times in total.
Excluding the first time, it would be 33 times, which corresponded to the number of floors of the tower.
He had a feeling that Lu Ye had been taking on the challenges in the tower. If that was true, it would be preposterous.
Lu Ye had passed through all 33 floors of the tower in the Heavenly Derivative Sect in one go and caused 33 times of resonance. Could he still pull off the same feat in the tower on the Cloud River Battlefield? How ridiculously talented must he be? How well-versed was he in the Way of Wards?
As far as Cultivator Luo was concerned, the best record ever achieved in Hundred Wards Tower on the Cloud River Battlefield was 25 floors. In other words, no one had ever passed the test on the 26th floor before.
The person who achieved this record was a Grandmaster in the Way of Wards from 300 years ago. His mastery of the Way of Wards was unrivalled, and no one had yet to surpass him in the entire Jiu Zhou.
Even a Grandmaster like him couldn’t pass through 25 floors in one go. He did it on several occasions, especially after the 20th floor. He could only take on a floor at any one time, and he would only go to the next floor when his mastery improved.
The Grandmaster was famous throughout Jiu Zhou. Given his power, he could’ve lived until now. Nevertheless, he was promiscuous. He was killed by a cultivator from the same side because of a woman, which was a shame.
His achievements were astounding even though he had only passed through 25 floors.
It was hard to imagine how much Lu Ye would achieve in the future since he was able to pass through 33 floors in one go and evoked 33 times of resonance.
If such a person was killed just like this, it would be a huge loss to the Grand Sky Coalition.
Nevertheless, even if Cultivator Luo wanted to help, there was nothing he could do about it unless he could make everyone from the Grand Sky Coalition come together and get into a life-and-death battle with those from Thousand Demon Ridge.
He soon cast the idea away and sighed.
After all, he had seen how Lu Ye fell into the dangerous area. It was impossible for him to survive since he was badly injured. He was likely to be dead by now.
[It’s such a shame.]
While the cultivators from Thousand Demon Ridge were breaking the wards, Xia Liang and the others waited patiently and kept an eye on what those from the Grand Sky Coalition were doing.
Xia Liang turned to look at Chu Yun and Zhou Pei, who shook their heads at the same time. Chu Yun said, “He’s not dead yet.”
He was puzzled. [Why isn’t he dead?]