Sage of Humanity

The Blood Race is a combat-savvy race; this trait is deeply ingrained in their Bloodline, and they naturally understand more than the human race.

So, upon hearing the news of the three Blessed Lands joining forces for an attack, the Thousand Streams Blessed Land quickly prepared a response.

Yu Lingfeng continuously dispatched Blood Race members to scout the enemy's movements, and one report after another was sent back.

By daybreak, the Allied Forces of the three Blessed Lands were only about 30 miles away from the Thousand Streams Blessed Land.

Yu Lingfeng was also mobilizing troops here. Although his cultivation wasn't very high, he possessed a commanding presence. Under his coordination, the arrangements on the Thousand Streams side were well-organized.

Thanks to his prior demonstration of power through Dao Thirteen to set an example, he now gained some prestige among the Blood Race under his command.

After another two hours, the Allied Forces of the three Blessed Lands finally arrived at the gates.

Without any verbal exchange, the Allied Forces launched a direct attack.

For the Blood Race, battling and attacking are the norm; words are unnecessary—only action matters.

The Allied Forces of the three Blessed Lands had twice the manpower of the Thousand Streams Blessed Land, and the three Blessed Land Masters were present, boosting morale greatly.

The Allied Forces approached in a semi-encircling formation towards the Thousand Streams Blessed Land, and soon, both sides unleashed Blood Techniques. Mysterious magics and spells that emitted bloodlight intertwined, presenting a spectacular scene.

The Blood Race rarely employs Protective Arrays, primarily because their Blood Techniques are extremely corrosive to such arrays. In this kind of warfare, protective arrays have limited effectiveness and are easily eroded and broken by Blood Techniques.

The corrosive nature of Blood Techniques of the Blood Race isn't just directed at arrays; it also applies to Spiritual Artifacts. Lu Ye confirmed this during his time in the Soaring Dragon World.

Therefore, the Blood Race seldom uses Spiritual Artifacts. Conflicts between them usually rely on the ever-changing Blood Techniques or close-quarters combat.

The sharp claws of the Blood Race are their meticulously crafted Spiritual Artifacts.

The manpower advantage easily gave the Allied Forces of the three Blessed Lands the upper hand. The Thousand Streams Blessed Land quickly suffered considerable casualties, as one figure after another fell from the sky, losing their vitality.

Dao Thirteen had already charged solo into the enemy ranks. Initially, not many Blood Race members took notice of him; just a Blood Slave, after all—hardly worth their attention.

Even though Dao Thirteen had recovered to the True Lake Realm of cultivation, it still wasn't enough to make them regard him highly.

However, Dao Thirteen soon caught the attention of numerous True Lake Realm Blood Race members. The reason being, his displayed strength was terrifying; even those at the same True Lake Realm, once he got close, generally wouldn't last beyond three breaths.

In just a moment, over a dozen True Lake Realm Blood Race members had surrounded him.

Under normal circumstances, even if these Blood Race members joined forces, they wouldn't stand a chance against Dao Thirteen, given his Divine Sea Realm foundation.

But the Blood Race's Blood Techniques are ultimately extremely profound.

Those True Lake Realm Blood Race members activated some wonderful technique, and in the blink of an eye, formed a Blood River spanning the mid-air. Dao Thirteen fell into the Blood River, soon disappearing from sight. Even the Blood Race members who activated the Blood River also plunged into it, continuously battling Dao Thirteen.

Lu Ye watched this scene with some surprise, but didn't go to his aid. In his perception, Dao Thirteen's aura remained very stable.

He had hoped Dao Thirteen would help balance the forces of both sides, but given the current situation, Dao Thirteen could not be relied upon.

Without the constraint of Dao Thirteen, the Allied Forces of the three Blessed Lands became even more unstoppable, and the losses of the Thousand Streams Blessed Land's Blood Race continued to grow.

Lu Ye sighed, took out the sword gourd from his storage space, and infused it with spirit force. Instantly, streaks of Sword Qi swept forth from the sword gourd, reaping the lives of the invading enemies.

When some Blood Race members saw this, recognizing his prowess, they attempted to obstruct him.

However, even those who evaded the Sword Qi's assaults and approached him fell as lifeless bodies when the flash of blades crossed their path.

The fierce battle continued unabated.

The Thousand Streams Blessed Land was showing signs of decline; the difference in manpower was significant, especially with the vast disparity in the number of True Lake Realm Blood Race members. Normally, the Thousand Streams Blessed Land couldn't possibly hold out.

After the battle lasted for two hours, less than half of the Blood Race on the Thousand Streams side remained.

Lu Ye felt the timing was right; he produced a jade cluster from his bosom, infused spirit force into it, and activated the previously set big array's power.

As the humming echoed, the array discs he had buried in advance resonated with each other, and an invisible force enveloped the entire Thousand Streams Blessed Land.

Instantly, the Blood Race members of the Thousand Streams Blessed Land, pushed to the ground, experienced a remarkably peculiar sensation.

Under the canopy of that invisible force, they found it effortless to link with the vital energy of their nearby companions, and through this connection, they could even borrow the power within each other's bodies.

As-Close-As-Siblings Great Array!

This was Lu Ye's prior preparation.

Besides his cultivation efforts recently, he had been studying the As-Close-As-Siblings and crafted numerous array discs imbued with this particular spirit rune.

Using those array discs as nodes, scattered around the Blessed Land, he arranged the As-Close-As-Siblings Great Array.

This battle presents a perfect opportunity to test how powerful this Formation can be.

This array itself carries no offensive power; it only allows Blood Race members within its sphere to link their vital energies, borrowing strength from one another. So, with adequate coordination, the Blood Race of the Thousand Streams side can exert force greater than their numbers might suggest.

Defending against the assault of the Allied Forces from the three Blessed Lands is naturally feasible.

The key lies in coordination.

The Blood Race of the Thousand Streams Blessed Land is experiencing this situation for the first time, so naturally, they lacked good coordination initially.

But soon, they understood the mystery of this great array, and immediately gathered in groups of three or five, led by the strongest Blood Race, with others following closely.

For a time, they barely managed to stabilize the situation.

However, achieving victory would not be so easy.

Moreover, Lu Ye also realized a huge flaw in the As-Close-As-Siblings Great Array he had set up—it's indiscriminate between friend and foe.

The array is lifeless, naturally unable to distinguish between friend and foe, even if Lu Ye is controlling it.

Therefore, when enemy Blood Race falls into the array's coverage, they too quickly discerned the mystery of As-Close-As-Siblings, and more enemy Blood Race slipped into the array under summons from all directions.

Lu Ye frowned deeply, turning to look at the Blood River suspended in mid-air.

Dao Thirteen is trapped inside, leaving the Thousand Streams Blessed Land without its top combat power. To win this battle, they need to get Dao Thirteen out.

Or Lu Ye could personally intervene.

But he can't leave for too long; he needs to protect the human race women in the Blessed Land. Though he has activated a previously set up protective array for defense, if he leaves for too long, the protective array might easily be corroded by Blood Technique.

At that time, the women's fate would be in jeopardy.

Just as Lu Ye decided to lend a hand to help Dao Thirteen get out, he suddenly sensed something unusual.

Turning his head to look in a direction, he saw a blood-red light like a rainbow piercing the sun, rushing swiftly.

The light was dazzling, signaling the cultivation wave from the Cloud River Realm.

The bloody light recklessly swept into the chaotic battlefield and plunged straight into the Blood River suspended in the sky.

Lu Ye's expression turned odd.

Because in that blood light, he felt a faintly familiar aura.

This reminded him of someone.

But the matter was so bizarre that he found it hard to believe.

Suddenly, several screams echoed from the Blood River, which were not only mournful but also filled with panic, as if encountering something extremely terrifying.

Soon after, the Blood River collapsed, and Dao Thirteen's furious figure emerged from it.

Along with a slender figure, blood-red long hair dancing in the wind. At this moment, she stretched out a hand, her five fingers extending into sharp nails one or two meters long, piercing through the chests of several True Lake Realm Blood Race, hanging them in the air.

It was visually apparent that the aura of those True Lake Realm Blood Race was weakening, bright blood flowing from their wounds but not falling, instead being devoured completely by an unknown power.

The nails piercing their chests were as scarlet as a longsword, and the woman's eyes were as bright as rubies, yet if looked closely, the ruby-like eyes contained golden pupils.

One of the True Lake Realm Blood Race looked terrified and panicked, even though his cultivation was higher than the woman before him, he had no power to resist at this moment, only pleading: "Spare me!"

The woman ignored him completely.

It was visible to the naked eye that the bodies of the True Lake Realm Blood Race pierced by her nails were becoming shriveled, as if all the blood had been sucked out.

The sudden change forced both sides in the battle to halt their actions, staring in surprise and astonishment at the woman who suddenly stormed into the battlefield.

When they clearly saw the golden light in her eyes, their faces changed drastically, filled with fear and unease, as if witnessing something extremely terrifying.

In the silent battlefield, only Dao Thirteen vented his anger against several Blood Race, who surprisingly showed no sign of resisting.

In mid-air, the woman's gaze swept through the entire field, stopping only when she saw Lu Ye standing at the battle's edge, revealing a smile.

Lu Ye was stunned.

Just as this woman charged from afar, he felt her aura somewhat familiar, reminding him of someone.

Someone who should already be dead.

But he didn't expect it to actually be this person.

Although her physique has greatly changed and she now completely embodies the Blood Race, possessing all their features, her face hasn't changed much.

Lann Qiyue!

More than a month ago, Lann Qiyue disappeared beside the Blood Pool, and Lu Ye went searching for her just to find nothing.

A human race woman, only at the Spirit Stream Realm cultivation, falling into the Blood Pool couldn't end well.

So Lu Ye almost concluded that Lann Qiyue had met an unfortunate fate, feeling remorse and occasionally blaming himself during this period.

Who would have thought, after just a bit over a month, Lann Qiyue would return in this manner, and more so in such a form.