Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1686 - 1684: Blood Servant

As soon as Ma Shangsi finished speaking, Lu Ye knew what was happening.

This guy turned out to be a member of the Blood Race!

Others might sense the commotion here, but unless they are particularly curious, they probably won't come to investigate. The Blood Race is different...

Lu Ye activated the Blood Sea Technique here, which Blood Race cultivators could detect; he was probably mistaken for one of their own, wanting to see if there was any way he could help.

The Blood Race and Insect Race, although notorious in stellar space, are extremely united internally. Even if they don't come from the same domain, they won't hesitate to lend a hand when meeting outsiders.

This is very different from the human race whose cultivators often engage in conflicts when encountering each other.

Also, the Blood Race primarily cultivates the physique, so it's not surprising they would come to the Yin-Yang Great Millstone to refine their bodies.

When Lu Ye activated the Blood Sea Technique, he didn't restrain his own saintliness, which Ma Shangsi naturally sensed, hence his addressing him as Saintly Venerable.

Even within the Moon Jade stage, there is a significant difference in status between those who have refined Sacred Blood and those who haven't among the Blood Race.

Since entering stellar space, Lu Ye realized how advantageous the Blood Race in the Blood Refinement World had been. Even though the highest cultivation there is only the Divine Sea, many Blood Race members had refined Sacred Blood.

In stellar space, even if some Blood Race members have reached Moon Jade or even Sun Blaze, there are many who have not refined Sacred Blood because Sacred Blood is an extremely rare treasure for the entire Blood Race.

This Ma Shangsi clearly hasn't refined Sacred Blood.

Lu Ye didn't expect to encounter a Blood Race member here...

He naturally had no fondness for the Blood Race. During his Constellation stage, he might not have had any ideas, but now that he is Moon Jade, he can't let this Blood Race member go.

Not long after killing a Moon Jade Late Stage galactic pirate, he had the opportunity to take down another Blood Race member. Since advancing to Moon Jade, he swiftly achieved a double kill.

"Hmm...I've sustained some injuries and need some healing elixir," Lu Ye pondered aloud.

Ma Shangsi quickly replied, "I have some on hand; if the Saintly Venerable does not mind..."

"Then send them in," Lu Ye interrupted him before he finished speaking, simultaneously activating the Saintliness Restraint Technique to conceal his own saintliness, lest the other becomes a pushover.

Seeing Lu Ye being so accommodating, Ma Shangsi was visibly touched, hesitating not at all, plunging straight into the Blood Sea.

Primarily because Lu Ye's Blood Sea was so enticing; no one would suspect that a human could possess such powerful saintliness, typically reserved for Blood Race Saintly Venerables.

Ma Shangsi naturally assumed Lu Ye was a member of the Blood Race.

Feeling Ma Shangsi entering the Blood Sea, Lu Ye was about to unleash his saintliness once more.

Ma Shangsi's strength was already suppressed to Moon Jade Mid-Stage due to the special environment of the Yin-Yang Great Millstone, if further suppressed by his saintliness, it would be like carrying two huge burdens. His prowess wouldn't surpass that of the old man earlier and might even be weaker.

Such an enemy could easily be dealt with by Lu Ye.

However, just as he was about to proceed, a sudden flash of insight struck, birthing some intriguing thoughts within his mind.

Lu Ye frowned, quietly contemplating for a moment.

Much to his shock!

Because the sudden insight came from the Blood Race's bloodline inheritance, previously unnoticed because the conditions to trigger it hadn't been met.

Until Ma Shangsi entered his Blood Sea...

Lu Ye restrained the urge to unleash his saintliness to quickly eliminate Ma Shangsi, instead pondering while fixating on Ma Shangsi's direction.

This guy had only walked a short distance in the Blood Sea before stopping, evidently not daring to advance further, fearing misunderstanding due to his injuries, took out the best healing elixir from his storage ring, respectfully said: "Saintly Venerable, the elixir is here, please help yourself."

Instead of taking it, Lu Ye slowly spoke: "You...not bad!"

Ma Shangsi hurriedly replied, "Saintly Venerable, you're too kind, it's merely a small gesture."

"Would you be willing to become my Blood Servant?" Lu Ye asked again.

Ma Shangsi was astonished, almost not trusting his ears, but upon confirming he hadn't heard incorrectly, he was overjoyed: "Saintly Venerable is willing to take me as a Blood Servant?"

Never did he expect that merely running over to check on things and bring some elixir would lead to such a fortuitous opportunity. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Within the Blood Race, those who have refined Sacred Blood hold prestigious statuses, not solely due to talent but because after refining Sacred Blood, they can better comprehend the Blood Race's bloodline inheritance. Suppressing fellow clan members with saintliness isn't their intent but a natural trait of Sacred Blood.

However, right now in this stellar space, masterless Sacred Blood is exceedingly rare; ordinary Blood Race members typically have no chance to encounter Sacred Blood, the same goes for someone like Ma Shangsi in Moon Jade.

The Blood Race desires saintliness, aside from refining masterless Sacred Blood, there's another method, which is to become a Blood Servant of a Saintly Venerable, thus obtaining a share of Sacred Blood from them, leading to the birth of saintliness.

Of course, such saintliness is undeniably weak, unlike refining actual Sacred Blood, but compared to those without any saintliness, the future prospects are undoubtedly brighter.

So for any Blood Race individual, becoming a Blood Servant of a Saintly Venerable is considered a good thing.

However, this is not common, as Blood Race Saintly Venerables are unwilling to share their Sacred Blood. It would weaken their own bloodline and diminish their understanding of the bloodline legacy.

Thus, even if some Blood Race Saintly Venerables are willing to take Blood Servants, it usually happens after achieving Sun Blaze, and they won't take too many. At most two or three; anything more, they hesitate.

Lu Ye certainly doesn't have this concern. The amount of Sacred Blood he refined initially is not comparable to those Blood Race individuals; he could certainly take two or three hundred Blood Servants.

He doesn't place much importance on the legacy of the Blood Race bloodline.

Previously, he genuinely didn't know he could do such a thing; this ability must have come from refining his own Treasure Blood, but he hadn't encountered any Blood Race to trigger the information in the bloodline legacy until now.

Because if you want to subdue a Blood Race into becoming a Blood Servant, you must use Treasure Blood.

In this way, Treasure Blood has endless uses; it not only can transform into Treasure Blood Avatars, greatly enhance the power of Blood Race secret techniques, but also can be used to subdue Blood Servants...

Moreover, Lu Ye doesn't need to worry about rebellious actions from Blood Servants after they learn his true identity because once they become his Blood Servant, their life and death are decided by him, a bondage they cannot escape forever!

Lu Ye can even use the granted Treasure Blood to sense the psychological activities of the Blood Servant, capable of quelling dangers at their infancy.

Hence, within the Blood Race, becoming a Blood Servant of a Saintly Venerable is something some Blood Race extremely desire, yet others are highly averse. After all, not every Blood Race individual can accept having their life and death controlled by others.

Ma Shangsi was repulsed by the idea of becoming a Blood Servant when he was young, and of course, he hadn't met any Saintly Venerable willing to take him as a Blood Servant.

But as he aged, with the improvement of his cultivation, many thoughts from his youth gradually changed.

Especially since he had been trapped at Moon Jade for many years, unable to glimpse an opportunity to advance to Sun Blaze...

Becoming a Blood Servant and giving himself saintliness might indeed allow him to break his current shackles, perhaps even glimpsing the threshold of Sun Blaze.

For this, he had even personally visited a Sun Blaze Saintly Venerable to seek the position of Blood Servant, only to be coldly rejected.

With no other option, he could only come to the Yin-Yang Great Millstone, attempting to leverage the pressure here to find a path towards Sun Blaze.

The result was naturally fruitless...

He didn't expect a moment of unintended planting would lead to a lush orchard, as he now encountered a Saintly Venerable wanting to take him as a Blood Servant!

"If you're unwilling, I won't force it." Lu Ye spoke, yet his mind thought if a single word of refusal escaped his mouth, he would force him to submit.

Knowing that he can rely on Treasure Blood to subdue Blood Servants, and encountering a decent candidate, he certainly wants to give it a try.

"Willing, willing! Humbly, I am willing, please Saintly Venerable show mercy!" Ma Shangsi exclaimed without stopping.

This… is just too spineless.

Lu Ye felt somewhat dissatisfied with this fellow's behavior; he'd rather see him refuse to surrender to death, but things had come to this, leaving no choice.

Moreover, a Moon Jade Late Stage Blood Race is somewhat useful.

With a thought, a drop of Treasure Blood emerged at his fingertips, its color a vibrant red, but as Lu Ye's power surged, the color of Treasure Blood gradually turned golden.

Saintliness suffused upon it!

Lu Ye's saintliness is unparalleled across eternity, no Blood Race can resist. For the first time subduing a Blood Servant, he didn't want to be too stingy, especially as his opponent has decent strength, possibly good endurance.

Thus, the saintliness condensed within this Treasure Blood is basically equivalent to what a normal Sacred Blood would contain.

In other words, this drop of Treasure Blood is not much different from genuine Sacred Blood.

With a flick of his finger, the golden Treasure Blood flew to Ma Shangsi: "Since that's the case, refine it then."

Ma Shangsi's eyes widened, looking at the drop of Treasure Blood before him and feeling the rich saintliness within, his mind was greatly shaken.

Even though he had no experience as someone else's Blood Servant, and didn't know what the situation was with other Saintly Venerables bestowing Treasure Blood, he could ascertain this drop of Treasure Blood... is unusual!

Because the saintliness was too strong.

He had once felt the saintliness on a Saintly Venerable, and it was roughly this level.

Could this be a drop of real Sacred Blood? Ma Shangsi was startled by the thought arising in his mind.

Yet quickly he confirmed this is not real Sacred Blood, merely a drop of Treasure Blood.

A drop of Treasure Blood with saintliness almost reaching the level of Sacred Blood, how immensely profound must this Saintly Venerable be to bestow it effortlessly!

Ma Shangsi thought that if he indeed could successfully refine this drop of Treasure Blood, encountering the Saintly Venerable in the future, he wouldn't be suppressed much.