Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1673 - 1671: The Final Question

Since he knew that even Mu He and Black Umbrella couldn't succeed, Lu Ye remained cautious.

However, to his surprise, refining it wasn't too difficult. Lu Ye felt he effortlessly managed to successfully refine this projection.

Mu He kindly reminded beside him, "When my brother Black Umbrella and I were refining this, we didn't encounter too many difficulties either, but bringing it into the Divine Sea caused terrifying exhaustion. Be careful, young friend. If things seem wrong, release immediately, don't force it."

When he initially brought this projection into the Divine Sea, the entire Divine Sea was violently shaken; his Soul Power was nearly drained, almost a visit to the Ghost Gate.

Black Umbrella had similar experiences.

"Understood." Lu Ye nodded, carefully bringing the projection in front of him into the Divine Sea.

Throughout the process, Hua Qianying, Mu He, and Black Umbrella paid close, anxious attention.

In the next instant, the projection vanished, and Lu Ye's expression turned serious because he realized that as soon as he absorbed the projection, the Divine Sea began to violently churn. Even the Soul Suppressing Pagoda couldn't help; the entire Divine Sea seemed to explode with a tsunami, with waves surging and giant tidal waves rising.

If this were all, Lu Ye might have managed to endure it, but what shocked him more was that once the World King Flower's projection entered the Divine Sea, it started to crazily devour his Soul Power. As it absorbed more, the projection began to vibrate continuously, seemingly trying to break free from his Divine Sea.

Hua Qianying always kept an eye on his situation, and seeing this, she knew something was wrong and immediately said, "Stop it!"

Lu Ye nodded and was just about to release his hold, letting the World King Flower's projection escape, when suddenly, seven-colored sunlight burst within the Divine Sea, instantly filling the entire Divine Sea with colorful brilliance.

This seven-colored sunlight seemed to possess a distinctly magical cleansing power; everywhere it passed, the previously restless Divine Sea became calm and peaceful in an instant.

Lu Ye's pressure was greatly reduced, so he quickly turned his attention to the seven-colored Divine Lotus in his Divine Sea.

At this moment, colorful light surrounded the seven-colored Divine Lotus, clearly attributing all achievements to it.

The seven-colored sunlight continued to cleanse the Divine Sea, not only calming the Divine Sea but also stabilizing the restless World King Flower projection with this mystical baptism.

Like a flustered beast soothing its soul, not only did the projection cease behaving erratically, but it also actively leaned towards the seven-colored Divine Lotus.

After a moment, everything settled down.

Lu Ye slowly opened his eyes, his expression peculiar.

Lately, his Divine Sea had acquired many strange things; first the seven-colored Divine Lotus, and now a projection of the World King Flower...

Upon closer inspection, the World King Flower's projection seemed rooted in the heart of the seven-colored Divine Lotus, adding a touch of pure white to this colorful Divine Lotus.

"This is..." Hua Qianying stared at Lu Ye in amazement, while Mu He and Black Umbrella also looked puzzled.

A moment ago, Lu Ye's performance clearly seemed insufficient, almost failing, yet suddenly everything seemed easy.

"Succeeded?" Hua Qianying asked uncertainly.

Lu Ye replied, "That projection is now in my Divine Sea; does that count as success?"

Hua Qianying froze, dazedly saying, "Of course... it does..." then grew tense again, "But is there any discomfort?"

She never anticipated that Lu Ye, only at the Constellation Late Stage, could collect the World King Flower's projection. Mu He and Black Umbrella, both were Moon Jade cultivators, couldn't do it, and according to her estimates, a non-flower race outsider would need at least Moon Jade Late Stage cultivation to achieve this, as that level of cultivation would provide a Divine Sea strong enough to contain the World King Flower.

It's impossible to say that Lu Ye's Divine Soul Power rivals Moon Jade Late Stage; if so, it would be too exaggerated.

Lu Ye's Divine Soul Power was indeed stronger than other cultivators at his realm, but there was still a vast difference compared to Moon Jade Late Stage. Success this time was entirely due to the seven-colored Divine Lotus, which replaced Lu Ye's Divine Sea as the foundation to contain the World King Flower; otherwise, relying solely on Lu Ye's Divine Sea, success would be impossible.

Everything was a fortunate coincidence.

If not for the previous trip to the Soul Race ancestral land and acquiring the seven-colored Divine Lotus, there wouldn't be today's success.

At this moment, the World King Flower projection was rooted in the seven-colored Divine Lotus, and aside from looking a bit strange, there didn't seem to be any discomfort.

"Truly succeeded?" Hua Qianying still couldn't believe it; she thought the Flower Race faced obliteration, but Lu Ye's sudden arrival turned the tide.

Her heart was extremely anxious because if it truly succeeded, the Flower Race might have a glimmer of hope; her words looked at Lu Ye like a dawn breaking through darkness.

"It should be!" Lu Ye nodded solemnly.

Beside him, Mu He and Black Umbrella stood with mouths agape; after a long while, Mu He concluded, "No wonder, being someone chosen by the Reincarnation Tree, indeed extraordinary."

Throughout history, those chosen by the Reincarnation Tree, gifted with its mark, were remarkably talented and capable beyond ordinary limits. Despite the peculiar difficulty understanding this scene, considering Lu Ye ultimately was chosen by the Reincarnation Tree, it didn't seem so baffling.

"When collecting it, that projection was frantically devouring my Soul Power. Now that it has taken root, why is there no response?" Lu Ye asked.

Hua Qianying finally calmed her excitement, ensuring that Lu Ye had indeed succeeded. She took a deep breath, her ample chest rising slightly, and explained, "Earlier was a simulation. The entire process didn't differ much from collecting the real World King Flower. The only difference is that after the collection, since it was a simulation, what you collected was just a projection, so there was no response. But if you collected the real World King Flower, your Soul Power would be continuously consumed. Can you endure that?"

Lu Ye's expression became serious. "How fast is the consumption?"

If the consumption rate isn't fast, he certainly could endure it. The seven-color Divine Lotus had been continuously exerting its effect, plus, his Divine Soul Power was inherently strong.

Hua Qianying shook her head, "Not sure, but theoretically speaking, it's unsustainable for Constellations, and even Moon Jade can't last long."

The late-stage Moon Jade from the Divine Wind Group outside, even if he successfully collected the World King Flower, would quickly act in a short period and wouldn't keep it as a prized possession, because if too much time passed, he might not withstand it.

After saying this, Hua Qianying's expression inevitably turned gloomy. Yes, even if Lu Ye could collect the World King Flower, what use is it if he can't sustain it for long?

"Does the Flower Race have elixirs that can replenish Soul Power?" Lu Ye asked.

Hua Qianying returned to her senses and nodded, "Yes."

"Then bring them all, regardless of their quality, and even the raw materials for replenishing Soul Power are needed."

Hua Qianying understood, "You plan to replenish consumption by consuming elixirs?"

"There is no other way."

Hua Qianying thought for a moment and nodded, "It's worth a try." However, no matter how fast Lu Ye could refine, it should still not be as fast as the consumption, but with the aid of elixirs, it should delay for a while.

In this group of the Flower Race, Hua Qianying held the highest status, almost equivalent to the Clan Leader of this group, because she was the first Flower Race member to be born in this Flower World.

Immediately, under her orders, all the elixirs for restoring Soul Power and some materials for refining elixirs stored by the Flower Race were brought out.

Although the Flower Race produces many Alchemists, each with amazing alchemy skills, no matter how skillful the Alchemist is, they have to grow step by step.

When their alchemy skills weren't high, the elixirs they refined naturally weren't of good quality.

Thus, the elixirs brought out by the Flower Race varied in quality.

However, Lu Ye didn't mind. To him, even a wasted pill, as long as it has some efficacy in restoring Soul Power, is useful, even if it consumes more fuel from the Talent Tree.

Before leaving the All Phenomena Ocean, he had replenished the Talent Tree's fuel considerably, fearing there weren't enough.

Besides the elixirs, there were many flowers and grasses that could restore Soul Power, all cultivated by the Flower Race themselves.

Moreover, he still had the soul jade given by the Soul Race!

When leaving the Soul Race ancestral land, Xuyuan gave him a storage ring containing 1,000 pieces of soul jade, stronger in efficacy than 1,000 supreme-grade psyche refinement pills.

Lu Ye didn't believe that with so many good things for support, he wouldn't be able to endure!

The issue of Soul Power consumption should be resolved, Lu Ye asked expectantly, "When do I collect the World King Flower?"

This thing should definitely be brought back to the Nine Provinces. A large domain that can grow rapidly and a World King Flower that can complement the domain—creations of heaven and earth—should remain inseparable!

Hua Qianying smiled bitterly, "As I mentioned before, the World King Flower will only separate from its domain when the domain shatters. Only then can you collect the true form of the World King Flower!"

Lu Ye nodded, recalling the simulated scenario earlier. It was manageable. Now he was inside the Flower World of the World King Flower, when the domain shatters, outsiders couldn't enter the Flower World in a short time, and it wouldn't take much effort to collect the World King Flower then.

"Then there remains only one problem." Lu Ye looked up at the sky.

Outside, there was the Divine Wind Galactic Pirates Group!

When the domain shatters and the World King Flower is revealed, even if Lu Ye successfully collects it, he would face the challenge of how to escape right under the Divine Wind Galactic Pirates Group's noses.

Mu He and Black Umbrella exchanged glances and said in unison, "We'll try to hold them off!"

Among the three tribes, besides the two early-stage Moon Jade, the highest others could achieve was Constellation, which would be insignificant against the Divine Wind Galactic Pirates Group. Only these two could exert some effort.

If they could let Lu Ye escape with the World King Flower, even dying in battle would be worthwhile for them.

Lu Ye shook his head, "No way!"

Not to mention that there was a late-stage Moon Jade on the Divine Wind Galactic Pirates Group's side, with several Tiger Shark battleships. Sending in those in the Constellation Realm was futile, and sending Mu He and Black Umbrella at the early-stage Moon Jade would be futile as well.