Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1607 - 1605: Aftermath of Battle

If these Blood Race members hidden within the Tranquil Moon Galaxy are not dealt with, they will undoubtedly pose a significant threat to Tranquil Moon in the future. Additionally, the Blood Race can implant a Blood Seal in other beings, making them Blood Slaves.

Therefore, there might be some human race cultivators in the Tranquil Moon Galaxy who have been secretly made Blood Slaves by the Blood Race.

If these Blood Race members and Blood Slaves are not found, it will severely impact the stability of Tranquil Moon.

However, the Blood Race hides extremely well, making them incredibly difficult to find. If this issue is not handled properly, it could lead to a situation where Tranquil Moon experiences internal strife and discord.

If it were any other matter, Daluo, Indeterminate, and Beixuan could ignore it, as it is ultimately an internal affair of Tranquil Moon, not something others should interfere with. However, since it involves the Blood Race, they cannot stand idly by.

The three Sun Blazes remained silent for a while, unable to come up with a good solution.

Luo Xie spoke again, "No matter what, the situation must be reported to Tranquil Moon. Additionally, since Fellow Daoist Chen Zong died in battle, we need to inform Beixuan."

"Let me go!" Ning Bu'ao volunteered. He is a physique cultivator, and although his injuries from the previous battle were quite severe, his rough and tough body made him relatively better off compared to Luo Xie and Li Guan.

Neither Luo Xie nor Li Guan objected, and Ning Bu'ao immediately set off. With his formidable cultivation as a Sun Blaze, it wouldn't take him much time.

Luo Xie and Li Guan remained behind to focus on healing their wounds.

After half a day, the Moon Jades on the battlefield gradually recovered, and after another half day, the Constellations also regained their strength.

After regaining control over themselves, many cultivators wore awkward expressions.

The surviving cultivators from the four galaxies began to clean the battlefield. In this battle, the Blood Race and Insect Race were completely annihilated, but their side also suffered heavy losses, with sixty percent of the participating four galaxies' cultivators perishing—a loss previously unimaginable.

The bodies of the deceased cultivators needed to be collected, and their belongings had to be gathered to be taken back for burial.

There were also the spoils left by the Insect Race and Blood Race after their deaths…

The Three Worlds cultivators did not participate, merely staying quietly on the battleship.

Luan Xiao'e approached Lu Ye and sighed, "Over sixty people died…"

This time, the Three Worlds cultivators only brought five hundred people. In a battle, over sixty died—though relative to the four galaxies' casualties, it doesn't seem much. Yet, this was thanks to the efforts of Lu Ye and Luan Xiao'e. Without them regrouping the scattered Three Worlds cultivators and Lu Ye's protection with the Blood Sea, losses would have been much greater.

Over sixty people, mostly from the Qingli Dao World and Jade Conch World, while less than ten Nine Provinces cultivators died.

Lu Ye felt heartache.

Every Nine Provinces cultivator who reached this point had a hard journey. They had just managed to become a Constellation and stepped into stellar space, full of ambition to head towards the magnificent All Phenomena Ocean. Yet, before getting there, their journey ended prematurely.

But this is war; casualties are unavoidable.

However, Nine Provinces cultivators have faced numerous battles from the beginning of their cultivation; dying in battle was a fate they had long prepared for in their hearts.

Surviving the calamity should bring joy, but the entire battlefield felt heavy. Cultivators quietly gathered their companion's remains, and some female cultivators even wept in grief.

It took two days of hard work before the battlefield was cleared.

With their wounds mostly healed, Luo Xie and Li Guan personally went to the battleship where Lu Ye was, solemnly expressing their gratitude. They assured him that if he ever needed help in the future, he should just say the word—they would brave any danger for him without hesitation.

Lu Ye had nothing to request from them, but after this world-saving battle, he knew his status in the four galaxies was now stable.

Previously, any collaboration with the four galaxies was due to his control over the star map and method to reach All Phenomena Ocean, a cooperation based on interest.

Anything involving interests can be unstable.

But now, Lu Ye had turned the tide in this battle, making him a benefactor of sorts to the entire four galaxies.

Particularly, the Indeterminate Galaxy is the closest to the Jade Conch. As neighbors, the Indeterminate seemed too powerful, causing unease.

After this battle, as long as Lu Ye lives, Indeterminate would have no ill intentions towards Jade Conch.

Not seeing Ning Bu'ao, Lu Ye didn't know where he went and didn't ask further.

As they were speaking, several Moon Jades arrived together, reporting that everything was ready and they could set off.

Li Guan gave a slight nod, "Then let's depart."

Just as the Moon Jades were about to leave, Lu Ye called out to one of the women, raising a hand, "Fellow Daoist, please wait!"

The Moon Jades all stopped, and upon seeing whom Lu Ye was calling, turned to look at her.

The woman looked at Lu Ye in confusion, "What does Fellow Daoist Lu require?"

Lu Ye shook his head: "I wouldn't presume to command; I just want to ask which Star System you come from, Fellow Daoist?"

The woman replied, "I'm from the Tranquil Moon Star System."

Lu Ye thought to himself, as expected.

Luo Xie chuckled from the side: "Junior Sister Phoen is one of the three great beauties of Tranquil Moon. Young Friend Lu, are you perhaps smitten?"

The woman with the surname Phoen blushed slightly and coyly retorted to Luo Xie: "Senior Brother, don't joke around. Fellow Daoist Lu must have something important."

"Indeed it is important!" Lu Ye nodded, not looking at her, but instead turning to Luo Xie and Li Guan: "Do you two trust me?"

Luo Xie wasn't sure why Lu Ye suddenly asked this, but he instinctively nodded: "Without Young Friend Lu today, we'd all have died. Of course, I trust him."

Lu Ye said, "In that case, I ask Veteran Luo to kill her!"

Luo Xie was startled, almost unable to believe his ears: "What?"

The Moon Jade cultivators who came with the woman to report were also stunned as they looked at Lu Ye. However, they quickly seemed to understand something, and their gazes toward the woman became suspicious.

Luo Xie frowned: "Young Friend, is there something amiss?" He wasn't a fool; Lu Ye wouldn't ask him to kill someone for no reason, especially not a delicate woman.

Considering that there had already been hidden Blood Race members revealed on the Tranquil Moon side, he naturally made a connection.

"Are you certain?" Li Guan turned to look at Lu Ye, his expression serious.

Lu Ye merely nodded.

Li Guan hesitated briefly, then his gaze towards the woman with the surname Phoen turned sharp.

The woman's expression changed dramatically. While silently channeling her mana, she tearfully asked, "Fellow Daoist Lu, have I ever wronged you? Why do you want Senior Brother Luo to kill me?"

Lu Ye just looked at her calmly. Although he was sure of her Blood Race origin, he didn't intend to prove it because words alone wouldn't be enough. Nobody would reveal their true form with just a few sentences, nor could force make her do so.

The sound of a sword suddenly rang out. A sword light flashed from in front of Li Guan, attacking the woman. Her expression changed to fright, and she screamed and tried to retreat.

But compared to Sun Blaze, their strength was worlds apart. Li Guan, known for his deadly swordsmanship, struck from this close distance—how could she escape?

When the sword light vanished, Li Guan still stood in his original position, as if he hadn't moved. But the woman wore a look of bitter disappointment, glancing down at her chest.

A crimson stain slowly bloomed like a blood-colored flower on her snow-white clothing, and her strong vitality quickly waned.

Luo Xie's heart raced. Although he roughly understood Lu Ye's intention in asking him to strike, he was hesitant to act without certainty. The woman was from Tranquil Moon, and he was from Daluo—it wasn't his place to take action.

He hadn't expected Li Guan to be so decisive.

No wonder he was a sword cultivator known for his thunderous decisiveness; Luo Xie felt ashamed by comparison.

Of course, this could also be considered rash. If they killed the wrong person, how would they explain it to the Tranquil Moon side?

Under the watchful gazes of the group, the woman's life force extinguished completely, leaving only a corpse behind.

Soon, even the expressions of the Moon Jade cultivators and Luo Xie changed, because the woman's corpse showed no signs of transformation, remaining as she was in life.

Luo Xie immediately felt a pang of dread.

They had truly killed the wrong person!

According to logic, if the woman was truly a Blood Race member disguised by secret technique, she would reveal her true form upon death, as no secret technique could be maintained after death, exposing her true self.

But because she remained unchanged, it indicated she was originally in that form, not disguised by any Blood Race art, confirming they had killed the wrong person.

Lu Ye also showed a puzzled expression, quickly stepping forward to observe the woman's body closely. He suddenly brightened as he raised his hand to remove a necklace from her neck. The chain was snow-white of unknown material, but the pendant was heart-shaped and blood-colored.

As he removed the object, the woman's corpse rapidly changed, becoming taller and her exposed skin turning blood-red, with ears sharpening.

The group watched, all with grim expressions.

During the earlier battle, some Tranquil Moon cultivators had revealed their true forms, and everyone thought there were no hidden Blood Race members left. Who would have expected another one?

This was indeed an oversight; no one imagined that in the prior situation where Blood Race and Insect Race held the upper hand, a Blood Race member would remain hidden.

If not for Lu Ye discerning the truth with a glance, nobody would believe the famed eminence of the woman was actually of the Blood Race. Luo Xie's comment about her being one of the three beauties of Tranquil Moon wasn't a jest; it was a fact.

Lu Ye examined the heart-shaped pendant in his hand, confirming it was a treasure likely aiding her in maintaining a human guise. With this item on her person, even in death, she hadn't revealed her true form.