Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1556 - 1554: The Joy of Leaping and Slashing

All along, when upgrading the Boulder Mountain Saber, Lu Ye had always demanded it be heavy enough, so it would be convenient for him to slay enemies. As for its sharpness, he didn't care, because he could enhance it with spirit runes.

In an environment like the Nine Provinces, each time the Boulder Mountain Saber was upgraded, it could keep up with his cultivation progress and meet his needs for combat.

But it's different once he entered the stellar space, especially after encountering some powerful enemies. Lu Ye discovered that the Boulder Mountain Saber was not sharp enough to effectively harm enemies, especially those with strong physiques. Even if he enhanced it with Divine Sharp Edge, it still performed unsatisfactorily.

The battle with the Blood Hero of the Blood Race was the best example. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

It's not that Lu Ye had high demands, but a cultivator's enemy won't always be in the same realm as them. Traveling through the stellar space, he would inevitably encounter those stronger than himself. With Lu Ye's current strength, within the same realm, the previous Boulder Mountain Saber and Divine Sharp Edge were more than enough.

But Lu Ye's focus was not on Constellation, but on Moon Jade.

The Boulder Mountain Saber had reached the ultimate level of a spirit treasure, with no further room for improvement unless it were upgraded to a magic treasure. However, if it were upgraded to a magic treasure, Lu Ye wouldn't be able to activate its power with spirit force alone; this was a dead end.

The allegiance of the barghest came at just the right time.

Compared to before, the new Boulder Mountain Saber seemed unchanged on the surface, but the difference was that it was extremely sharp!

Even the previous Boulder Mountain Saber enhanced with Divine Sharp Edge was not as sharp as the current one.

Now, supplemented with Divine Sharp Edge, its sharpness reached new heights.

Just from previously slaying those Insect Race Constellations, one could tell that although in terms of physique the Insect Race is inferior to the Blood Race, their physical defenses surpass the Blood Race because each Insect Race had an extremely hard carapace covering their bodies. Even if they became Constellations and transformed into human forms, the carapace would still cover their bodies, forming a natural defense.

But even such a hard carapace, under the strike of the new Boulder Mountain Saber, was as fragile as paper, especially the Constellation Late Stage Insect Race that he killed with the first slash. The strength of the carapace defense was such that Lu Ye thought if it were the former Boulder Mountain Saber enhanced with Divine Sharp Edge, even repeatedly slashing five times might not break it; however, now just one slash did the job.

The new Boulder Mountain Saber, transformed by the barghest, was worlds apart from the previous one in terms of sharpness.

This was Lu Ye's first battle after subduing the barghest, and he was undoubtedly very satisfied with the new Boulder Mountain Saber's demonstrated power.

That day in the battle with the Blood Hero, if he had wielded this Boulder Mountain Saber, he might not have needed Lih Shang to initiate a soul battle to slay him.

Lih Shang felt that the basis of Lu Ye's great enhancement in strength lay here. Under the same strike, the damage Lu Ye could now cause was much more formidable than before.

The starboat continued forward, encountering no more Insect Race.

But both Lih Shang and Lu Ye could feel that the Insect Race hadn't given up; this was just the calm before the storm. Perhaps some unknown danger awaited them up ahead.

Or perhaps, Moon Jade or even Sun Blaze level Insect Race experts were pursuing them.

All the way in peace, ten days later, the rapidly flying starboat suddenly felt like it had crashed into an invisible wall, instantly facing enormous resistance!

The starboat shook, as if mired in a swamp; though still moving forward, its speed was visibly declining rapidly.

Under great inertia, Lu Ye's body uncontrollably lunged forward, along with Yaya and Lih Shang beside him.

Quick-eyed and deft-handed, Lu Ye caught Yaya into his arms, while Lih Shang decisively threw himself at Lu Ye, instantly casting the Soul Possession Secret Technique.

In an instant, Lu Ye felt his strength significantly enhanced, his five senses becoming acutely sharp, his thoughts more agile, and even the flow of his spirit force accelerated.

The starboat's speed slowed significantly, from maximum speed to a standstill in less than three breaths. In the next moment, attacks poured in from all directions like a torrential storm.

Lu Ye leaped out of the starboat, dodging the numerous attacks, and only upon steadying himself did he discern the situation in front of him.

There were many varying sizes of meteorites nearby; in stellar space, such meteorites were abundant, virtually countless and extremely commonplace.

However, at this moment, from the backs of these meteorites, numerous Insect Race Constellations emerged, having been ambushed here waiting for Lu Ye to pass by before making their sudden move.

On one of the massive meteorites, there was also a furry spider. The spider's size was comparable to a city, almost occupying the entire meteorite.

However, the aura of this spider was not strong, at most reaching the Constellation Late Stage standard. Lu Ye was slightly surprised, for the spider seemed like an Insect Race but was not of Insect Race origin; it was a type of star beast.

This was probably a star beast tamed by the Insect Race.

Where this spider star beast was positioned, there were innumerable intertwining strands of web invisible to the naked eye.

Looking back at his starboat, Lu Ye finally saw what stopped the starboat: a giant web, woven in stellar space using surrounding meteorites as nodes.

This thing is hard to notice unless you look closely. With the starboat speeding through, neither Lu Ye nor Lih Shang noticed it and crashed right into it, getting caught in the web.

There's the presence of Moon Jade.

Lu Ye coldly assessed and found that it should only be at Moon Jade Early Stage.

At this moment, that Moon Jade is also staring at Lu Ye, eyes cold and indifferent. To the Insect Race, there's nothing in this stellar space that cannot be killed; aside from being friendly with the Blood Race, every other species is their enemy.

Not to mention Lu Ye has killed quite a few members of the Insect Race along the way.

He knows Lu Ye is only at Constellation Late Stage, depending entirely on the starboat to reach this place. Now that the starboat is stopped, it's naturally impossible for him to make any waves.

At this moment, he stares at Lu Ye, just casually waving his hand: "Kill him!"

As for Lu Ye's background or purpose, he couldn't care less.

With the order given, many Insect Race Constellations immediately charged at Lu Ye.

In Lu Ye's arms, Yaya showed anger, seemingly about to make a move, but before she could, Lu Ye slapped her head lightly, saying calmly: "Stay calm!"

A Moon Jade Early Stage is not worth Yaya revealing herself.

Besides, in such an ambush, Lu Ye wanted to test the results of his recent cultivation.

Raising his hand, dozens of weapon controls shot in all directions, each one with considerable power.

However, these dozens of weapon controls did not have much effect. Aside from a few that injured some Insect Race Constellations, the others were dodged.

Lu Ye, holding Yaya in one hand and wielding a saber in the other, was enveloped in a light blood hue under the blessing of Lih Shang's Soul Possession, suddenly flashing like a blood light.

The blood light moved in a remarkably abnormal trajectory, almost instantaneously breaking through the encirclement of the Insect Race Constellations. The group of Insect Race Constellations couldn't even react, and suddenly one of them screamed, followed by a spray of blood, body cleaved in two.

The Moon Jade from the Insect Race, who was coldly observing from the side, squinted in extreme surprise at Lu Ye's figure because, just at that moment, even he couldn't grasp Lu Ye's trace.

Looking closely, he saw Lu Ye's figure swiftly move again, and what happened next was simply unbelievable to the Moon Jade of the Insect Race.

The human Constellation darted and dashed in the vast stellar space, silhouette flickering in and out, appearing ghost-like and elusive. Each time he appeared, an Insect Race Constellation inevitably suffered misfortune, either being decapitated or sliced in two, screaming in agony.

Whether it's Constellation Early Stage, mid-stage, or Late Stage, none survived more than one strike when targeted, not even the Insect Race's prideful carapace protection could withstand the slashing power of the opponent.

The encirclement carefully prepared by the Insect Race over several days seemed non-existent to him. He effortlessly found a flaw, broke out of the encirclement, and before the Insect Race Constellations could react, he came back again, piercing through the encirclement.

The Moon Jade from the Insect Race watched, heart filled with shock, as in his eyes, this was not a brutal slaughter but more like a display of art. Even as the enemy, he had to admit that the way this human Constellation killed was extremely aesthetically pleasing.

Yet, amidst this aesthetically pleasing spectacle, life forces withered, chilling him to the bone.

The Moon Jade and Constellations were shocked, but Lu Ye's heart was filled with exhilaration.

The legacy within the barghest, he has only comprehended Qing Li's barghest tusks so far; he hasn't grasped the essence of Yien Xi's Brazen Plundering Technique, so he hasn't passed Yien Xi's test yet.

But nonetheless, during the battle, he felt the power of the Brazen Plundering Technique.

So useful, incredibly useful!

Previously, faced with such an encirclement, he had no other way but to carve a bloody path out, but now, relying on the not yet mature Brazen Plundering Technique, the Insect Race Constellations simply had no chance to strike back, just like when he first battled Yien Xi; those insects couldn't even grasp his silhouette.

Although the essence of the Brazen Plundering Technique was not fully grasped, Lu Ye could utilize the Void Spirit Runes from those weapon controls shot ahead to maneuver and plunder.

So compared to Yien Xi's fluid plundering, Lu Ye's plundering had a touch more spectral bewitchment.

Back when witnessing the Brazen Plundering Technique of Yien Xi, Lu Ye guessed it was a means specifically for dealing with ambushes, and now, upon testing it, it indeed proved effective.

"Destroy those weapon controls!" The Moon Jade from the Insect Race finally discerned some clues. Initially, he hadn't paid attention when Lu Ye released the weapon controls; in stellar space, who even plays with weapon control? But now he realized there were hidden means within them.

With a command, he swiftly struck, sending those weapon controls flying or destroying them, then rushed into the battlefield, charging at Lu Ye.

He thought this time wouldn't require him to act personally, but found it unavoidable. His side, despite their numbers, could not withstand such slaughter. If the killing continued, they would face total annihilation.