Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1596 - 1594: The Nine Provinces Display Their Might

The power of battleships is excellent for attacking fortifications, but in the current confrontation, it's somewhat lacking. After all, the attacks from the battleships are now controlled by Constellation cultivators. The long preparation and interval time are drawbacks that cannot be eliminated. Therefore, relying on the might of the battleships, they might only get a few strikes before the Insect Race swarms in.

In such a moment of confrontation, one must rely on the cultivators themselves.

However, before the insect pall approaches, the battleships continue to trim the number of Insect Races as much as possible.

Lu Ye frowned slightly because something seemed amiss. In this situation, the Insect Race should gather all their strength at one point to breach, creating a breakthrough in the four galaxies battleship group's encirclement. Then, whether they choose to continue the fight or escape, they can seize the initiative.

But in reality, the Insect Race emerging from the insect hive scattered like fairies scattering like flowers, dispersing in different directions.

This dispersal prevents the concentration of the Insect Race's power, and with it divided, the pressure faced by battleships in each direction is not significant.

There will inevitably be a large number of casualties among the Insect Race.

Lu Ye was somewhat puzzled as to why the Insect Race would choose to do this. This insect hive produces Insect Race members not like those he encountered before in the Nine Provinces; many possess high spiritual intelligence. Furthermore, with the insect hive as the central hub, all Insect Race members can be easily commanded, following orders precisely.

A large insect pall was also attacking Lu Ye's battleship. Though many were slain en route, a considerable portion still remained.

The distance between them quickly closed until eventually, the prepared cultivators, led by the Moon Jade cultivators, fiercely charged from the battleship, heading straight for the insect pall.

Luan Xiao'e flew at the forefront, surrounded by several Moon Jade cultivators from the four galaxies. Each spread their Mental Consciousness and quickly found the Insect Race members that were also Moon Jade, locking onto targets and swiftly attacking.

Though such warfare seemed chaotic, it still adhered to certain patterns. Simply put, it's soldiers against soldiers and generals against generals!

The Moon Jade cultivators would try to find targets that were also Moon Jade, and whether they could win or not, at least they needed to hold off the enemy.

In terms of numbers, the cultivators were far fewer than the Insect Race, at least dozens to a hundred times less. But in terms of quality, the Insect Race fell far short, considering even the lowest level cultivators were Constellation cultivators, while the Insect Race was not, making this confrontation theoretically not too stressful for the cultivators.

Lu Ye advanced alone, and not far to his left were the members of Team D-9. They had joined forces since the True Lake Realm and spent most of the Divine Sea Realm period exterminating the Corpse Race in the Unparalleled Continent. After so many years of cooperation, they were already highly synchronized, so now going into battle, they naturally stuck together.

Leading the charge was the towering and mighty Giant Armor, whose vigorous presence was almost unlike a Constellation. Lin Yinxiu and Yiyi riding Amber flanked him from behind.

Further back were their third senior brother Xiao Xinghe and fourth senior brother Li Baxian, while Feng Yuechan was surrounded in the central position.

Noticing Lu Ye's gaze, they all turned their heads to look, and Li Baxian grinned, "Junior brother, let us show you our skills!"

Lu Ye nodded, "Then I will watch closely." Truth be told, it had been a long time since he saw Team D-9 in action and wasn't sure how strong they had become.

Further to the right was a five-member squad formed by the sect master, Nian Yuexian, and their senior Feng Wujiang couple.

The Nine Provinces cultivators were not limited to these two squads; three hundred Constellation cultivators almost simultaneously dispersed into squads upon charging out of their respective battleships, from four or five people to six or seven.

This scene not only astonished the Qingli Dao World and Jade Conch cultivators but also caught the attention of the four galaxies' cultivators. Though the Nine Provinces cultivators were all Constellation Early Stage, each squad advanced with strict order and a sense of extraordinary discipline.

In contrast, though they tended to form squads as well, it felt as if they lacked some inexplicable sense of coordination.

The Moon Jade cultivators at the forefront had already begun engaging with the Insect Race Moon Jade, causing intense mana fluctuations across various battlefields.

Moments later, the Constellations also began their assault, with the might of numerous spells sweeping toward the insect pall from every direction, though inflicting some damage, failing to halt the insect pall's advance.

Withstanding the interference of those spells, the insect pall came near.

The battle erupted completely.

Across the battlefield, unexpected phenomena suddenly arose. These were marvels formed by the battle array, with the most numerous being the Black Tortoise Battle Array. Each giant Black Tortoise, gathered from spirit force, appeared on the battlefield, astonishing both sides in combat.

The four galaxies' Constellation cultivators naturally did not understand the situation, but the Qingli Dao World and Jade Conch cultivators saw it clearly. Those battle arrays were all formed by the Nine Heavens World cultivators.

In shock, could the Nine Heavens World cultivators be so highly synchronized?

In such a battle, forming a battle array is no easy task; it requires years of familiarity to achieve tacit understanding, where the airflow between them must be seamless.

Constellation cultivators all have their own matters to attend to and cannot always stay together to practice battle arrays, unless certain sects have special requirements for this.

There are also people from Qingli Dao World and Jade Conch World who can form battle arrays, but those people are either the closest of senior and junior brothers and sisters, or even family members.

But now, looking at the cultivators of the Nine Heavens World, everywhere one looks, there isn't a single one left out. They form battle arrays in groups, doing so with ease, showing no unfamiliarity in their coordination.

Nine Provinces cultivators also know their strength is somewhat lower, so the battle arrays they choose are basically defensive in nature, hence the appearance of many Black Tortoise silhouettes on the battlefield, and other battle arrays even if not Black Tortoise mostly excel in defense.

Under the collisions of battle arrays, a large number of the Insect Race were exterminated.

Lu Ye's figure continued dashing about, and various weapons control techniques had already been launched by him in all directions, assisting the execution of the Brazen Plundering Technique.

Under Mental Consciousness perception, the Insect Race he targeted were all of Constellation Late Stage level; as the Boulder Mountain Saber gleamed, even the sturdy carapace of the Insect Race could barely withstand the Sharpness strike.

In the past, even if the Boulder Mountain Saber were enhanced with Divine Sharp Edge Spirit Runes, it wouldn't have this effect. The Boulder Mountain Saber transformed by the barghest itself possessed a high degree of sharpness, and when enhanced with Divine Sharp Edge, none within the Constellation can withstand.

He didn't worry about wounds and deaths occurring among his own cultivators during such a battle. There will always be casualties in the competition, whether here, in the All Phenomena Ocean, or elsewhere. But compared to the potential casualties, participating in such a battle offers benefits to his cultivators that are rare and valuable.

In the battlefield, veterans grow step by step from new recruits. Participating in such battle is enough to temper his cultivators into qualified veterans, gaining extra experience in dealing with similar future battles.

Moreover, as of now in this battle, the likelihood of casualties isn't high.

Soon, cultivators from Qingli Dao World and Jade Conch World discovered another issue; compared to all the Nine Heavens World cultivators being able to form battle arrays, their combat style was even more surprising. All along, seeing the Nine Heavens World cultivators at Constellation Early Stage, the cultivators from Qingli Dao World and Jade Conch World felt they were superior.

But now, the combat style of those Nine Heavens World cultivators seemed extremely fierce and sharp, even when facing stronger Insect Race they engaged fearlessly, fighting furiously.

This strange scene made it seem as though they were the ones at Constellation Early Stage while the Nine Heavens World were all at Constellation Late Stage.

The cultivators from both worlds were puzzled, unable to comprehend what the Nine Heavens World cultivators experienced in their growth path, that each one fought as fiercely as wolves, seeming to have no fear of death.

The Insect Race were already vicious enough, but compared to the Nine Heavens cultivators, they seemed like cats facing tigers, thus being suppressed in momentum, even if slightly stronger, easily falling into disadvantage in battle.

Lu Ye continued his dashing, utilizing numerous weapons techniques he launched in advance, greatly reducing the depletion caused by the Brazen Plundering Technique, otherwise, he wouldn't dare to dash for a long time in such battle.

Suddenly his figure darted to a spot in the battlefield, appearing at an extremely opportune moment, when a Constellation Late Stage Insect Race had its back to him; Lu Ye raised his hand with the saber and directly severed the Insect Race's head. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"Junior brother, that's excessive!" Li Baxian shouted discontentedly; they were fighting fiercely with this Insect Race, unexpectedly having their junior brother take the kill.

Lu Ye glanced at their battle array, feeling a bit surprised.

Because looking across the battlefield, many Nine Provinces cultivators formed Black Tortoise Battle Arrays, at least three or forty Black Tortoise silhouettes, yet the Black Tortoise of Team D-9 stood out.

Other Black Tortoise silhouettes were mere phantoms, but the Black Tortoise of Team D-9 was noticeably more solid, and some strange runes appeared on its carapace.

Those marvelous runes flickered uncertainly, as if breathing, Lu Ye even felt these strange runes had some mysterious and intimate connection with the Giant Armor within the battle array.

He understood in his heart, the anomaly in Team D-9's battle array definitely came from the Giant Armor, because he remembered, the demonic pill devoured by the Giant Armor seemed related to the Black Tortoise.

Precisely because Team D-9's Black Tortoise Battle Array was stronger, they could compete with a Constellation Late Stage Insect Race with a Constellation Early Stage themselves, other battle arrays didn't have this ability, at best they could duel with Constellation Mid-Stage Insect Race.

Ignoring Li Baxian's shout, Lu Ye flashed and disappeared.

Li Baxian was angry but helpless, could only find another opponent.

While the battle didn't show a completely one-sided state, the cultivator alliance forces clearly already had the absolute upper hand, continuing the fight this way, in no time all Insect Race emerging from the insect hive would be completely exterminated.