Translator: Jon
Translation Checker: Silavin
The cultivators from both sides and their Spiritual Powers clashed on the battlefield as the war was intense. Both parties exchanged moves with their respective Secret Techniques.
The Blood Lord, who had been observing the war in mid-air, finally didn’t look so calm. The Blood Race members were proud of their Blood Secret Technique, but it didn’t yield the desired results. This made him realise that it wasn’t easy to deal with the people in Soaring Dragon Boundary.
“All of you are so obstinate!”
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned into a ray of blood light and charged towards a particular spot on the battlefield.
That was where the monks from Vajra Temple gathered together. While killing the enemies with fierce expressions, they kept chanting loudly to dispel the Blood Secret Technique’s influence on the cultivators from this world.
The Blood Lord could tell that the Secret Technique of these monks could restrict the Blood Secret Technique. Therefore, he decided to deal with those from Vajra Temple first.
The blood light crashed into the monks and caused many casualties in an instant.
Even though the monks from Vajra Temple had robust physiques, they seemed to be made from paper when clashing with the Blood Lord. Wherever the Blood Lord went, he could destroy everything. No one could resist even one move from him.
Due to the suppression of this world, the Blood Lord could only use a power that was equivalent to the Peak Cloud River Realm. However, he was a Divine Ocean Realm Master.
He was also the only Divine Ocean Realm Master among the Blood Race members who invaded Soaring Dragon Boundary.
Given his mighty heritage, even though he could only use the power of the Cloud River Realm, the average Cloud River Realm Master couldn’t possibly stave him off.
Moreover, the Blood Secret Techniques he used were especially harmful to cultivators with ample vitality. For example, the monks from Vajra Temple.
Faced with an opponent like the Blood Lord, those from Vajra Temple could only activate seventy per cent of their powers. That was the reason the Blood Lord could easily destroy them.
“Don’t you dare to be impudent!” Following a growl, a myriad of Sword Lights descended from the sky. The Sword Lights crisscrossed one another, forming into words as they broke through the Void and engulfed the Blood Lord.
More Sword Lights were seen coming over.
Yuan Changcun and the others from Grandeur Academy rushed over to lend them a hand.
He had been paying close attention to the Blood Lord. After all, as far as they were concerned, the Blood Lord was the strongest cultivator among the Blood Race members. Therefore, those from Soaring Dragon Boundary had to keep an eye on him.
According to their assigned duties before the war, once the Blood Lord joined the battle, those from Grandeur Academy would be responsible for restricting him and finding a chance to kill him.
A thousand years ago, the notion of a Cloud River Realm Master killing a Divine Ocean Realm Master was inconceivable. Considering that there was a difference of two Major Realms, the advantage of having more people on one’s side would be meaningless.
Nevertheless, a thousand years later, there was room for manoeuvre.
Due to the suppression of this world, even a Divine Ocean Realm Master like the Blood Lord had to follow the rules when he entered the Soaring Dragon Boundary.
There were more than ten powerful cultivators by Yuan Changcun’s side, and they were all Peak Cloud River Realm Masters from Grandeur Academy. They came over with the swords in their hands from all directions as their Sword Intents surged. All of them came from the same Sect and learned the same Secret Technique. As their Sword Intents intertwined with one another, they instantly formed an amazing formation.
In the formation, Sword Lights glowed like the waves of the ocean. If the average person fell into it, he would be cut into countless pieces without the need for the cultivators from Grandeur Academy to make a move. However, the Blood Lord remained unperturbed. He hung his head low and said in a small voice, “All of you are moving around like ants. You’re annoying!”
“Kill him!” Yuan Changcun wouldn’t want to waste time talking to him. Following his order, the formation surged as the Sword Lights crisscrossed one another, turning the place into a lethal area.
However, the flying swords that could easily destroy any Cloud River Realm Master didn’t cause much harm to the Blood Lord.
His cultivation had been suppressed in this world, so he could only use the power of the Peak Cloud River Realm. Nevertheless, his physique was still that of a Divine Ocean Realm Master.
Blood Race members were generally tall and slim, but that didn’t mean their physiques were not sturdy.
In fact, in the previous battle, many cultivators from this world realised that. The physiques of Blood Race members were generally stronger than those of the cultivators in this world. Some Blood Race members even had more robust physiques than the monks from Vajra Temple.
The sturdiness of the Blood Lord’s physique alone allowed him to be invincible. The sharp Sword Lights could only form some cuts on his skin.
Given how strong his physique was, the cuts would heal very soon.
There was no doubt it was despairing. Nevertheless, Yuan Changcun remained calm and collected. A Sword Cultivator like him was naturally strong-willed. He had already expected this kind of outcome.
Therefore, upon witnessing how powerful the Blood Lord was, he knew it was impossible for him to kill the other party. However, he could do his best to entrap the Blood Lord to make sure that the latter wouldn’t cause even more casualties.
Somewhere on the battlefield, Lu Ye wandered around and tried to approach the altar.
The moment the Blood Lord made a move earlier, the Blood Race members around the altar also dashed forward and joined the war.
This caused the defence around the altar to be weak.
Undoubtedly, it was a chance for Lu Ye.
He had been thinking about how to approach the altar, but he didn’t have a solution. Much to his surprise, the chance presented itself.
He knew the chance was hard to come by. It was the result of the cultivators sacrificing their lives and the three hegemons getting united against the enemies. It was also because of the Blood Race members’ carelessness.
Perhaps the Blood Race members felt that no one in Soaring Dragon Boundary was able to break the ward they had built.
Furthermore, the Blood Race members were on the weaker side of the war. If they stayed by the altar’s side instead of joining the war, the situation would only worsen for them.
Unbeknownst to them, on this chaotic battlefield, a pair of eyes that didn’t belong to Soaring Dragon Boundary had been keeping an eye on the altar.
The way forward was unexpectedly smooth. That was because wherever Lu Ye went, some cultivators would fearlessly come forward and restrict the Blood Race members.
Realising something, he turned to look in a particular direction and saw the blood-soaked Huang Liang nodding at him.
At that moment, he discovered that Huang Liang had been helping him in secret.
Huang Liang believed that Lu Ye was the saviour, and he had witnessed the latter’s mastery of the Way of Wards. Therefore, he knew that if there was someone in the world who could break the Blood Race’s Defensive Ward, it had to be Lu Ye. As such, he had been paying attention to what the latter was doing.
When Lu Ye started taking action, Huang Liang was thrilled deep within. He immediately told the cultivators from the Imperial Sect to help Lu Ye out. Regardless of what it took, they had to send him to the altar.
Lu Ye didn’t discuss this with Huang Liang before, but at this moment, they could work perfectly well together.
With the help of the many cultivators from the Imperial Sect, it didn’t take Lu Ye much effort to break through the Blood Race’s defence and reach the periphery of the altar.
Even though there were no Blood Race members around the altar, the Defensive Ward that looked like a blood light screen was still running as it covered the entire altar.
Even the Spirit Ships’ attacks couldn’t damage the blood light screen one bit, so there was no way the cultivators in this world would pose a threat to the altar.
Standing in front of the blood light screen, Lu Ye was surrounded by cultivators from the Imperial Sect. Without hesitation, he blessed his eyes with the Insight Glyph.
With only one glance, he figured out the Ward Node and the weaknesses of this Grand Ward.
Then, he fished out various Ward Flags and performed a hand seal. As he activated his Spiritual Power, he cast the flags into the blood light screen as they struck the node and the weaknesses.
When Huang Liang noticed that from afar, he was excited. At the same time, he sent a message to those in the Spirit Ships, telling them to get ready to attack the altar.
His gut feeling was right.
The Ye Six from Tyrant Blade Manor was the saviour of this world. At such a critical moment, he stepped forward and showed the martial world in Soaring Dragon Boundary that there was hope for victory.
Lu Ye wandered around the blood light screen. Wherever he went, the cultivators from the Imperial Sect would follow him closely as he cast the flags into the blood light screen.
Certainly, it wasn’t easy to break such a large Defensive Ward.
It would’ve been less troublesome if he had merely wanted to sneak into it.
The Blood Race members nearby realised Lu Ye’s intention, so they came attacking him, but they were stopped by the cultivators from the Imperial Sect.
In just more than ten breaths of time, Lu Ye had jabbed more than a hundred flags into the blood light screen.
Affected by the flags, the Spiritual Power moving around the blood light screen became sluggish. Although it hadn’t stopped flowing, the protection had already been weakened.
[It’s enough!]
Lu Ye could feel a sense of coldness coming from behind. It was the kind of feeling when he was engulfed in a sense of danger.
The source of the danger came from the Spirit Ships that the three hegemons had brought with them.
Those in the ships were done with the preparation as they targeted the altar.
“Let’s go!” Lu Ye shouted and leapt away with the cultivators from the Imperial Sect.
The moment they left the place, the sound of wards buzzing was heard. The revved-up Spirit Ships shot out light columns that were as loud as thunder.
At that moment, all the cultivators who noticed the sight felt their hearts skipping a beat. Even though they were fighting the enemies, they still diverted some of their attention to the altar.
Meanwhile, Huang Liang had been paying close attention to it.
He had lived for many years, but he had never been more nervous.
As everyone looked in that direction, the first light column struck the blood light screen.
The initially sturdy blood light screen started cracking following the attack. The cracks were as dense as a spider web.
Before this, the blood light screen had endured three rounds of attacks from the Spirit Ships but still remained intact.
The second light column struck.
The cracking sound reverberated across the entire area, astounding everyone at the scene. The blood light screen that covered the entire altar started shattering like a mirror.
At that instant, Huang Liang had the urge to cheer loudly.
[We’ve made it! We’ve really made it!]
Since the Defensive Ward had been broken, there was no more barrier around the altar. The evil thing that these invaders had built was bound to be destroyed!