Sage of Humanity
Chapter 888 - 886 Psyche Attack

The journey to the Soaring Dragon World allowed Lu Ye to obtain the fragment of its world's Origin, bringing him back to life, and what he gained was not just the capability to reflect the Origin.

He also gained an immense vitality beyond imagination.

Hua Ci had once felt the vast and magnificent life force.

As a healing cultivator with the wood attribute of the Five Elements, Hua Ci was extremely sensitive to life force. She had immediately noticed the vibrant life force within Lu Ye, which was almost comparable to that of the Divine Sea Realm.

In fact, it was even more potent.

Even though it was fragmented, it was still the Origin of a world, far beyond what a mere cultivator could compare to.

Normally, most of this life force was hidden within the Origin, only a part of it was external and noticeable, which was trivial compared to the whole.

Even this trivial part was comparable to the Divine Sea Realm, illustrating how terrifying this life force was.

At this moment, under the reinforcement of the Twin Flying Phoenixes, the terrifying life force continuously flowed from Lu Ye into Nian Yuexian's body, making her regain consciousness from her heavily injured and almost comatose state. Not only that, but even the pain of her injuries became less pronounced.

She was shocked internally, unable to comprehend where Lu Ye, a Level 1 True Lake Realm cultivator, got such immense life force. Even the Demon Race should not have such vitality.

The current situation didn't allow her much time to think. After a light remark, her gaze turned cold again, and with a swing of her sword, deadly sword light immediately appeared.

The scene seemed a bit eerie.

Lu Ye held the nearly shattered Boulder Mountain Saber in one hand, while his other hand passed through Nian Yuexian's waist to clasp her jade hand, pulling her in front of himself.

Nian Yuexian repeatedly slashed with her sword, and the interwoven sword light fought intensely with the two enemies.

Feeling the fierce collision of the Divine Sea Realm cultivators at such close proximity, Lu Ye could barely breathe, partly due to him sharing half of Nian Yuexian's injuries.

At this moment, although he could demonstrate power not his own, his cultivation level was too low to intervene in such a battle, so he completely released his mind and body, letting Nian Yuexian act as she saw fit.

In an instant, he felt his body tossed around, completely uncontrollable.

"It's you!"

In the heat of the battle, Wan Zhanggang finally detected the problem and his gaze suddenly focused on Lu Ye.

Just now, Nian Yuexian seemed on the verge of death, no reason for her to suddenly become so vigorous, and the root of all changes was Lu Ye suddenly lifting the saber and piercing through their interlocked fingers.

The spirit rune pattern inscribed with blood on the back of their hands was so striking.

Wan Zhanggang didn't recognize Lu Ye, but he saw through the source of the problem.

As he spoke, Lu Ye suddenly let out a muffled groan, his head felt as if struck by a massive hammer, his vision filled with golden flashes, and even his consciousness became blurry.

Soul Attack!

For cultivators of the Four Realms, each major level's enhancement meant a leap in strength. The first three realms are merely changes in spirit force, but only upon reaching the Divine Sea Realm does one develop mental consciousness—an essential transformation for a cultivator.

A Level 9 Cloud River Realm cultivator might have the chance to kill a Level 1 True Lake Realm cultivator, but a Level 9 True Lake Realm cultivator could never kill a Divine Sea Realm cultivator.

Relatively speaking, a Divine Sea Realm cultivator could easily kill a True Lake Realm cultivator.

All they needed was to use a mental consciousness attack, which a True Lake Realm cultivator couldn't defend against.

The psyche is innate to everyone, but mental consciousness is unique to the Divine Sea Realm. A cultivator must reach this level to develop their own mental consciousness.

Even among Divine Sea Realm cultivators, Wan Zhanggang could be considered a strong cultivator. Using his mental consciousness to attack Lu Ye left him defenseless and unable to resist.

The moment Lu Ye's groan sounded, Wan Zhanggang also groaned.

Using mental consciousness to oppress the weak left Lu Ye defenseless, but Nian Yuexian seized the moment and severely injured him with her own mental consciousness.

However, Nian Yuexian's face immediately changed.

She clearly felt Lu Ye's consciousness behind her becoming fuzzy, and the big hand tightly clutching hers showed signs of loosening.

Nian Yuexian quickly tightened her grip, not letting him slip away.

As if triggered by a taboo, Nian Yuexian's charming face contorted fiercely. She gritted her teeth and shouted, "I'll have you die!"

Raising her longsword before her, she sprayed a mouthful of blood mist onto it, causing countless sword shadows to burst forth and layer out.

She was clearly going for broke!

"Then let's see who dies first!" Though Wan Zhanggang's mental consciousness was damaged, causing him almost berserk pain, he didn't retreat. He knew this was the closest he had come to killing Nian Yuexian. Missing this chance would make another difficult to obtain.

Both had gone full throttle, and Wan Zhanggang's ghost cultivator companion had no choice but to risk his life and stay, cursing these two lunatics internally.

However, suddenly, a fearsome aura approached swiftly from the distance, and there were not just one but two!

Wan Zhanggang's face changed as he looked up in that direction.

"Let's go!" The ghost cultivator hastily urged. This aura was undoubtedly exuded by strong cultivators of the Divine Sea Realm. From its intensity, the arrivals seemed to be around the Level 2 or 3 Divine Sea Realm.

Moreover, judging by their direction, they were clearly reinforcements from the Haotian Alliance.

The newcomers' cultivation wasn't particularly high, but they certainly held the potential to change the battlefield.

By now, the four combatants were heavily injured, with one almost incapacitated and the other three significantly hurt. If they didn't leave now, their chances of escape would be lost once the two Divine Sea Realm cultivators from the Haotian Alliance arrived.

With a ferocious expression, Wan Zhanggang gritted his teeth, "Retreat!"

As his words fell, the ghost cultivator immediately turned and fled, not forgetting to take his heavily injured companion along.

Wan Zhanggang covered the retreat, blocking Nian Yuexian's boundless sword shadows, before dragging his battered body away.

Nian Yuexian didn't pursue, as the approaching reinforcements were somewhat suspicious.

Wan Zhanggang thought they were Haotian Alliance reinforcements requested by her, explaining his hurried retreat. In reality, she hadn't contacted anyone.

It was uncertain whether the approaching figures were friends or foes.

Nian Yuexian watched Wan Zhanggang's departure before turning to look back. Moments later, her eyes showed surprise, as the approaching figures were Yiyi and Amber, not any Divine Sea Realm cultivators.

Both Yiyi and Amber had spirit force surging around them, radiating the aura of the Divine Sea Realm. The spirit and the tiger had pushed their strength to the limit, their expressions tense, indicating they couldn't maintain it for long.

What kind of ability is this? Nian Yuexian wondered.

It was clear to her that Yiyi and Amber couldn't be Divine Sea Realm cultivators, especially having spent days in each other's company. She knew them well enough.

How could their strength skyrocket so suddenly?

But how to explain their Divine Sea Realm aura?

Lost in confusion, Nian Yuexian watched as Yiyi and Amber spotted them and, realizing the enemies had retreated, they rejoiced.

Yet as they breathed a sigh of relief, they grew tense again, concerned about Lu Ye's condition.

"Sister Yuexian, what's wrong with Lu Ye?" Yiyi, releasing her spirit force from the Pseudo-Might, regained her natural aura and rushed over to ask anxiously.

Amber also widened his tiger eyes in suspicion.

What happened here?

Why does Master seem so intimate with this cold woman?

Why embrace and hold hands while fighting?

What's more baffling was the lack of clear rejection from the cold woman.

Amber's strange gaze brought Nian Yuexian back to her senses, but she didn't immediately release Lu Ye's hand, as she was unsure if Wan Zhanggang and the others might return. She still needed Lu Ye's boundless vitality.

"Let's go back first!" Nian Yuexian said, wrapped Yiyi and Amber in spirit force, and flew towards the Cangyan Mountain Pass with Lu Ye.

From afar, it looked as if she was carrying Lu Ye on her back.

The speed of a Divine Sea Realm cultivator was undoubtedly swift. Within one incense stick's time, they reached the Cangyan Mountain Pass. In a bamboo building, Nian Yuexian settled Lu Ye down and finally released his hand, placing her hand on his chest to inspect him.

Yiyi and Amber stood by the bed, nervously waiting.

Each change in Nian Yuexian's expression made the spirit and the tiger anxious.

After a while, Nian Yuexian retracted her hand.

"Sister Yuexian, is Lu Ye alright?" Yiyi hurriedly asked.

Nian Yuexian hesitated before saying, "His physical injuries are severe, but his immense vitality will allow him to recover with some rest. The worry is his soul injury..."

Even for a Divine Sea Realm cultivator, soul injuries are challenging, let alone below that level.

Wan Zhanggang, a shameless man, resorted to mental consciousness attacks after realizing Lu Ye's role in the battle's turn, leaving him defenseless—resulting in his coma.

"Stay here and watch over him. Inform me of any change using the guard token. I will find some remedies for him."

"Oh, okay." Yiyi nodded anxiously, then realized something, "Are you looking for treasures to heal the soul?"

Nian Yuexian nodded, "Such items are rare and I may not find them. I've already contacted Shui Yuan; she should be on her way."

Yiyi then stepped forward, taking Lu Ye's storage sack, and rummaged through it. Soon, she held up a bottle, "Will this help?"

Nian Yuexian gestured, and the bottle floated into her hand. She opened it and sniffed lightly, her face showing astonishment, "Soul Cleansing Water?"

Yiyi nodded.

"Where did he get so much Soul Cleansing Water?" Nian Yuexian was bewildered.

Such a treasure is envied even by high-ranking Divine Sea Realm cultivators, unavailable in Heaven's Augury treasure vault. Any cultivator lucky enough to obtain it would covet it dearly.

Never had she heard of someone acquiring so much at once.