Sage of Humanity
Chapter 944 - 942: Clearing the Levels

In the Dark Moon Forest Pass, Lu Ye had just closed the door to his room, deciding not to get involved in today's chaos, when he heard the angry voice of a woman: "Li Taibai, get out here! Today, I will tear you to pieces!"

He was stunned, unable to understand why someone would target him, and from the intensity of her aura, she was clearly a Divine Sea Realm!

He had only been at the Dark Moon Forest Pass for two days; if he had offended anyone, it would only be Tan Shu, whom he had killed the day before.

Was she seeking revenge?

If so, today's events must be related to those of the previous day.

He frowned quietly, though he didn't know who the shouting Divine Sea Realm was. She was undoubtedly from the Haotian Alliance, most likely a relative of Tan Shu, launching a major attack because of Tan Shu's death—a foolish move!

Beyond the mountain pass, Liew Yuemei scanned the area, still unable to spot Li Taibai, becoming even more furious, her gaze turning hateful toward Lin Yue and Zhang Kun, gritting her teeth: "This is your own doing."

Turning away, she swiftly returned to her own camp.

"Prepare for battle!" Zhang Kun ordered solemnly.

Given the current situation, a clash today was unavoidable; Liew Yuemei had lost her mind. Unless Ten Thousand Demons Ridge handed over Li Taibai, the Haotian Alliance would not retreat.

But the positions of the two camps were opposing, and there was deep blood hatred between them. Not to mention that Li Taibai's actions the previous day benefitted Ten Thousand Demons Ridge. With his True Lake Level 3 cultivation cutting down a Level 7, his talent was extraordinary; even an average cultivator wouldn't be handed over by Ten Thousand Demons Ridge.

Only war can resolve this!

Both inside and outside the mountain pass, the atmosphere suddenly stiffened, the scene was tense and hostile.

Thousands of Haotian Alliance cultivators had already set up their attack formation, like a dark cloud looming above, slowly advancing towards the Dark Moon Forest Pass.

As they reached a certain distance, the speed of the Haotian Alliance cultivators suddenly increased.

At the same time, a furious shout echoed from the walls of the Dark Moon Forest Pass.

"Kill!"

In an instant, the numerous arrays on the walls buzzed, their powers activated, transforming into bright rays of light aimed at the advancing enemies.

A few months ago, the Gushan City Pass of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge was also besieged, but at that time the attackers were the Fire Spirit Race army, imprisoned and embittered.

Faced with various countermeasures from Gushan City, the irrational Fire Spirit Race suffered heavy casualties instantly.

But the Haotian Alliance wasn't the Fire Spirit Race; having come to attack the pass, they were thoroughly prepared.

When the Dark Moon Forest Pass's attack launched, the protective arrays on the forefront ironclad warships of the Haotian Alliance army activated instantly, forming massive barriers that blocked all incoming attacks, while the numerous Haotian Alliance cultivators hid behind these ironclad warships, quickly advancing forward.

One side attacked fiercely, the other side advancing under a barrage of attacks—ad the battle commenced!

Lu Ye had already leaped onto the rooftop, watching from a distance. Even without being in the midst, he couldn't help the battle fervor stirring in his heart, wishing he could charge into the fray right then and there.

Since his cultivation began, he had often fought against others, even achieving the terrifying feat of single-handedly killing two thousand enemies of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge. But the scale of this battle was completely different from anything he had experienced before.

In such a large-scale environment, the cultivators of the two camps were like flowing torrents, and each cultivator within them was part of that flow. No one could remain unaffected; even the most battle-averse soldiers could easily have their fighting spirit ignited.

Yet today's events were something he truly couldn't get involved in.

Li Taibai was a sword cultivator of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge.

But Lu Yiye was a combat cultivator of the Haotian Alliance!

He killed Tan Shu to stand up for his third senior, carrying no psychological burden.

But he absolutely couldn't oppose the Haotian Alliance in such a scenario.

So he could only watch intently.

Between offense and defense, the Haotian Alliance army was drawing closer to the Dark Moon Forest Pass, yet historically, the defending side always had the advantage in such battles.

With Zhang Kun and Lin Yue's deployments, the Haotian Alliance's ironclad warships began suffering damage, and without the ironclad warships as protective barriers, the Haotian Alliance cultivators hiding behind them started experiencing casualties.

Therefore, attacking a pass has always been difficult. Without absolute manpower superiority, no one easily initiates battle.

But today, the Jinglan Lake Pass somehow raised troops and attacked, causing Zhang Kun and Lin Yue to increase their vigilance and preparedness.

Liew Yuemei indeed lost her mind, but she was a strong cultivator in the Divine Sea Realm; she couldn't possibly be unaware of the drawbacks of attacking a pass. Since she attacked despite knowing them, she must have certain confidence.

What is she relying on?

Zhang Kun and Lin Yue did not know; all they could do was remain vigilant.

As the Haotian Alliance's thousands of cultivators steadily advanced, the casualties continued to increase, and the ironclad warships at the forefront decreased by more than half. Numerous Haotian Alliance cultivators had no barriers to rely on, forced to constantly dodge the incoming attacks.

"Something's wrong!" Zhang Kun suddenly muttered on the wall.

Lin Yue also sensed something was amiss. According to the advancement progress of the Haotian Alliance army, they should have already started their counterattack because the distance was adequate. Only by counterattacking could they wear down the power of the Dark Moon Forest Pass's protective array; only by breaking the protective array could they have a chance to attack the pass.

But in fact, even though they had reached the distance to counterattack, the Haotian Alliance still did not make many moves. They seemed only intent on pushing closer to the Dark Moon Forest Pass.

"Watch out for Ghost Cultivators!" Lin Yue shouted, with her Mental Consciousness surging as she began to investigate in all directions. She thought the Haotian Alliance might have sent some Ghost Cultivators to secretly destroy the array, but after probing, it resulted in no findings.

The offensive from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge grew increasingly fierce, causing casualties among the Haotian Alliance cultivators to mount.

Even so, the cultivators at Jinglan Lake Pass calmly continued to advance.

After one incense stick's time, the Haotian Alliance's army had moved to within a hundred feet of the Dark Moon Forest Pass!

And the cost paid for this was extremely high, since the onset of battle, the Haotian Alliance hadn't attacked even once, focusing solely on defense and evasion.

However, Zhang Kun was not the least bit delighted, because the more decisive the situation, the more it demonstrated the Haotian Alliance's resolution to penetrate the pass.

The sense of unease in his heart was incredibly strong, yet he truly could not understand what the opposition intended to do, which made defensive preparations difficult.

"They intend to forcibly destroy the array!" Lin Yue shouted.

Advancing to such a close distance, the Haotian Alliance's intention was quite apparent; they planned to break through the protective array at the Dark Moon Forest Pass in one go.

But... can they succeed?

If they fail, the Haotian Alliance would be in a dire situation as their proximity leaves little room for retreat. Unable to break the array or flee, they might face annihilation, and even if Liew Yuemei and another Divine Sea cultivator survive, they would inevitably face military justice from the Haotian Alliance.

That would be a fate worse than dying in battle.

"Kill!" An angry shout suddenly echoed from Liew Yuemei's mouth.

With her command, the situation seemed to undergo some strange transformation.

With each advance to just before the pass at Dark Moon Forest, numerous Haotian Alliance cultivators, seeing their companions around them wounded or killed, had built up a significant rage with nowhere to vent.

Upon Liew Yuemei's command, all the Haotian Alliance cultivators unleashed their fury.

Each of them took some items from their storage sacks and hurled them towards the Dark Moon Forest Pass, resulting in a ferocious attack that was like a storm.

Strangely, these attacks had minimal spirit force fluctuations and didn't seem very dangerous.

"What is that?" Lin Yue strained her Ocular Power to observe, seeing the Haotian Alliance cultivators throwing things resembling Spirit Stones, puzzled, "Fire Spirit Stones?"

Full of questions, why were the Haotian Alliance firing so many Fire Spirit Stones?

The energy within Fire Spirit Stones is indeed unstable; if knocked or bumped, they might explode, and do possess some lethal capability. Yet Fire Spirit Stones alone wouldn't pose a significant threat to the protective array of the Dark Moon Forest Pass.

Are these the Haotian Alliance's trump card?

Just as she was puzzled, Zhang Kun suddenly exclaimed in shock: "No good, it's Explosive Fire Spirit Stones!"

Lin Yue's heart skipped a beat, recalling hearing about Explosive Fire Spirit Stones somewhere, yet there was no time for further recollection as the Explosive Fire Spirit Stones had already impacted the array's light screen at the Dark Moon Forest Pass.

Boom...

Boom boom boom...

With the initial explosion, a continuous and almost unbroken humming sound followed, with massive firelight erupting like a volcanic discharge.

Each explosion from an Explosive Fire Spirit Stone was equivalent to the full force strike of a True Lake Realm cultivator.

In that instant, at least twenty thousand Explosive Fire Spirit Stones buzzed together, their unleashed might incredibly terrifying.

Lu Ye, watching this from a rooftop, felt his eyelids twitch violently, unexpected by what he witnessed.

Explosive Fire Spirit Stones...

He knew them too well.

These were his creations.

Yet Qian Wudang had him craft them; they belonged to the Justice Department, so how did they end up here?

Although Lu Ye had no idea why the Explosive Fire Spirit Stones appeared here, he certainly knew his trouble was grave.

His own creation was being used for the first time in a major conflict between two camps, directly against him, ridiculously amusing.

Moreover, judging by the quantity of Explosive Fire Spirit Stones, all the ones he had previously crafted seemed to have been deployed.

All for a decisive achievement!

The detonation of twenty thousand Explosive Fire Spirit Stones matched the full-force assaults of twenty thousand True Lake Realm cultivators, unleashed concurrently within a brief period.

Though the protective array at the Dark Moon Forest Pass was formidable enough to withstand a Divine Sea Realm's heavy attack, it now dimmed noticeably and seemed shaky amidst the storm.

The light screen of the array had countless ripples spreading outward, creating an extraordinarily spectacular scene.