Sage of Humanity
Chapter 954 - 952: Situation Has Changed

The night was deep, and the sky was filled with stars.

Lu Ye left Haotian City, heading straight in one direction, until he flew over three hundred miles, then he found a desolate area and landed.

The sect master brought the Dragon Throne over, so Lu Ye naturally needed to familiarize himself with its power.

Although the Dragon Throne was taken by Lu Ye from the Soaring Dragon World, it was not a native artifact of the Soaring Dragon World, and Lu Ye was not very clear about its specific origins.

His master said its quality was extremely high, already beyond the scope that the Nine Provinces cultivators could repair, so it appeared the Dragon Throne's quality might be above the spirit treasure level.

However, this thing was different from normal spirit treasures, as Lu Ye's cultivation could not activate treasures above spirit treasure level at all.

But in the Soaring Dragon World, Lu Ye had once activated the power of the Dragon Throne.

With the Dragon Spine Saber, with one slash, the altar painstakingly built by the Blood Race was shattered, Blood River collapsed, and the power of that slash even cut into the Sky Ravine.

Of course, the cost was incredibly high; just that one slash left Lu Ye completely exhausted and on the brink of life.

The power of that slash was not entirely generated by Lu Ye himself; at the time, he was enhanced by destiny, with the entire Soaring Dragon World backing him. Though it was Lu Ye who struck that slash, it was also supported by the entire domain of the Soaring Dragon World, leveraging the Dragon Throne's counterattack, thus achieving such powerful might.

In other circumstances, even with Lu Ye's current True Lake Level 3 cultivation, he wouldn't be able to unleash that earth-shattering slash.

It could be said that this slash was the strongest one Lu Ye had ever delivered so far.

He suspected that even if he promoted to Divine Sea, he might not be able to deliver such a slash with just his own strength.

There's no need to mention what happened afterward.

Completely exhausted, life hanging by a thread, only with the help of the broken origin of the Soaring Dragon World did he come back to life, even altering his cultivation aptitude, and acquiring the capability to mirror the origin of the Soaring Dragon World.

Regarding the Dragon Throne, Lu Ye was full of anticipation.

However, the sect master could only carry out simple repairs on the Dragon Throne, and how much power it could unleash now was unclear to anyone.

Hence, he needed to personally experiment with it.

This place was desolate and secluded, and now it was late at night, presenting the perfect opportunity for trial.

Lu Ye took the Dragon Throne out from his storage sack.

It was a sphere the size of an infant's head, in a crimson color, with scale-like patterns on the surface, which should be actual dragon scales…

Without rushing to activate its power, Lu Ye first swallowed a handful of elixir pills, then took a sip of Soul Cleansing Water, preparing fully.

Having learned from a past mistake, Lu Ye deeply understood the price of using the Dragon Throne; although now its might might not be as immense as before, and the cost may not be as great, he had to be cautious.

With a deep breath, spirit force surged into the sphere in his hand, then he used his own aura to guide it.

Crackling sounds emerged, and the sphere suddenly disintegrated, transforming into countless tiny scale armor fragments, which, guided by Lu Ye's aura, seemed to have a life of their own and attached themselves to his body.

Continuous explosive sounds echoed out, as the tiny scale armor fragments enveloped Lu Ye, and in the blink of an eye, a crimson figure appeared at the place where Lu Ye had been.

The crimson figure was tall, reaching three meters, with a slender build, its curves smooth and fluent, akin to a masterpiece of nature and something crafted with divine skill.

A soft groan could be heard from within the crimson figure, with Lu Ye frowning deeply inside the Dragon Throne.

Just like last time, the instant the Dragon Throne adorned him, it brought an incredibly intense pain.

It was not an illusion but rather genuine stabbing pain.

The interior of the Dragon Throne seemed to spawn countless tiny, nearly visible spines that pierced into Lu Ye's body from all directions, and even with his current physique, it was hard to withstand.

When Lu Ye used the Dragon Throne that day, he was only at Cloud River Level 6, so he didn't feel it so acutely; now at True Lake Level 3, he has developed Mental Consciousness, and through careful sensation, he detected the anomaly immediately.

What was piercing his body was not the imagined tiny spines, as those things weren't material; what exactly they were, Lu Ye was still clueless.

Moreover, this stabbing pain affected not only the flesh but even made the psyche tremble slightly.

The Soul Cleansing Water took effect, slightly reducing the pain in Lu Ye's psyche.

He could feel clearly that the Dragon Throne was thirstily devouring everything from him that it could.

Spirit force, physical strength, even Psyche Force…

With this devouring, his origins were continuously draining away.

Yet, what made Lu Ye slightly assured was that this time's devouring was much gentler compared to the last time.

The last time when the Dragon Throne was used, the draining of origins was uncontrollable and terrifying, which was the fundamental reason Lu Ye ended up completely exhausted after delivering that one slash with such might, albeit with destiny empowered and the Soaring Dragon World as backing; as the one using the Dragon Throne, Lu Ye inevitably had to pay an incredibly huge price.

This time, though the draining speed of origins was not slow, it was at least within an acceptable range; thus, as long as he detached from the Dragon Throne, Lu Ye's foundation would remain unaffected.

His spirit was elevated, and the entire world felt vastly different, with colorful hues flowing through his vision, which were the colors of nature's spiritual energy, that normally Lu Ye could only see with Insight Spirit Runes enhancing his eyes.

Everything around seemed to slow down a lot.

Amber and Yiyi were observing from nearby, both amazed by the sight.

In the vision of the spirit and the tiger, the overall design of the Dragon Throne hadn't changed much, but now it had many intricate patterns compared to before. Crisscrossing lines extended from the cheeks down to the neck, chest, arms, legs, and even the back...

Like an extremely wild totem.

This was clearly Madam Yun's craftsmanship; she had engraved some spirit runes on the surface of the Dragon Throne.

A crimson towering figure stood, with two points of blood-red light shining from the eye sockets, coupled with the wild totem, giving a sense of extreme domineering ferocity.

As if it could tear apart all things in the world!

Lu Ye silently felt the current Dragon Throne.

Compared to before, the Dragon Throne's drain on him was undoubtedly much less, which was a good thing, but in doing so, its power might also be affected.

He then took the Dragon Spine Saber from the storage sack.

A one and a half fathom long blade that seemed to be forged from fresh blood. Its body wasn't smooth, with a node every foot, slightly bulging, like bamboo joints. Blood-red light flowed along the blade, making it seem as though it had its own breath.

With the saber in hand, an even fiercer aura emanated.

Even knowing Lu Ye meant no harm to them, Amber couldn't help but shiver, and Yiyi too felt a chill all over.

As the long saber moved, the three-fathom tall figure, paired with the one and a half fathom long saber, turned thirty fathoms into a land where one could defeat a nation!

Shadows of the saber merged repeatedly, Amber and Yiyi had already run several hundred fathoms away, watching from afar the towering figure wielding the saber, as with each movement, the two points of light in the eye sockets dragged two blood-red streaks through the shadowy night.

Not until one incense stick's time did Lu Ye suddenly sheath the saber and stand.

The area within a hundred-fathom radius around him was a complete mess.

With a crackling sound, the Dragon Throne was dismissed, reverting into a sphere the size of an infant's head; Lu Ye's face was slightly pale, drenched in sweat.

In just one incense stick's time, Lu Ye had nearly exhausted all his power, showing the current Dragon Throne's immense consumption.

Even if its power had greatly reduced, leading to lesser consumption, it still wasn't something that could be maintained for a long time.

But no matter what, he had still gained another treasure to fight fiercely with strong foes.

After the recent attempt, Lu Ye had a general grasp of the Dragon Throne's enhancement to his abilities, but this thing shouldn't be shown lightly and should only be used when fighting desperately.

Overall, Lu Ye was very satisfied with the current Dragon Throne, even more so than before.

The previous Dragon Throne certainly had immense powers, but its side effects were strong, not suitable for him now.

The current Dragon Throne, used with appropriate force, had almost no side effects.

When his master repaired this item, it was clear that much thought was spent.

He called Amber and Yiyi, leading them toward Haotian City. Once back at the sect master's small courtyard, he found a room and entered, to recuperate and rest.

The next day, as soon as Lu Ye recovered, he received a message from Qian Wudang, instructing him to come to the Justice Department immediately.

Lu Ye didn't know what he wanted, but since he was now under his command, he had to comply with the Department Chief's orders.

He left the small courtyard, heading straight to the Justice Department's main hall.

Soon, he met Qian Wudang.

"Sir."

"Hmm." Qian Wudang nodded slightly, gesturing with his hand, "Sit!"

Lu Ye then sat on the chair opposite him, separated by a desk.

"What is it, sir, that you summoned me for?"

"It's like this..." Qian Wudang displayed a somewhat difficult expression, as though encountering something challenging, "Wasn't it mentioned before that you'd be placed in the A-3 squad?"

"Has the situation changed?" Lu Ye asked.

"There have been some changes." Qian Wudang nodded, "The A-3 squad is already full, you know, the Law Enforcement Hall squads generally consist of six members per group. It's mainly convenient for using the Six-Element Spirit-Sealing Lock, and six people per group can mutually support each other. Too few members would be difficult for task execution, and if it's too many, it would be a waste of manpower, so it seems you won't be able to go to the A-3 squad."

"If that's the case, I can go to another squad,"

Lu Ye didn't have any particular requirements for this; if not the A-3 squad, he could go to another team. Since he was now a member of the Justice Department, he naturally had to follow the superior's orders, leaving no room for picky choices, nor did he have that flaw.

"Hmm... other squads also don't lack personnel." Qian Wudang raised his hand to press his brow.

Lu Ye's eyes slightly narrowed, "What do you mean, sir? Just speak plainly."

If Qian Wudang, due to some unspeakable pressure, no longer wanted to accept him into the Justice Department, Lu Ye didn't care; now the sect master was in Haotian City, and he had nothing to fear about not having a good place to go.

At worst, he could go to some mountain pass, which wasn't a bad thing either.

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