Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1732 - 1730: Soul Battle – Trapping the Dog with the Door Shut

In the Blood Sea, listening to Lu Ye's venomous words, Zhou Chuang's eye twitched uncontrollably.

If he were in the same situation, captured alive by the enemy, then taken to Sifang Island to be sliced to pieces in front of many cultivators from the home galaxy, it would be better to just die here.

He hadn't noticed this ruthless side of Lu Ye before and couldn't help but lament how hard it is to fathom people's hearts. This also indirectly confirmed that Baiyue Island's sneak attack on Tang Jun had really angered Lu Ye.

With Lu Ye's words having come to an end, Chu Zhu's originally dim eyes suddenly surged with boundless fury, followed by a radiant divine light as trembling Divine Soul Power poured forth.

Feeling the fluctuation of the opponent's Divine Soul Power, Lu Ye's lips curled into a smile, as he immediately opened up his own psyche.

"Be careful, Fellow Daoist Lu!" Zhou Chuang exclaimed in shock.

He had just seen Lu Ye approaching Chu Zhu without any defense, and it didn't feel right. Because no matter what, Chu Zhu was still in the Moon Jade Late Stage; what if he had a sudden outburst when facing death? The most taboo thing when fighting an enemy is being careless before everything is settled, and many have suffered due to this.

Now it seemed that his worries had come true!

Chu Zhu's trembled Divine Soul Power undoubtedly signaled that he had initiated a soul battle against Lu Ye!

There was no denying it. Through previous observations, Lu Ye's physical strength was very strong, far exceeding typical Moon Jade Early Stage, but that was just physical prowess. As a Moon Jade Early Stage, how high could his psyche cultivation be? Surely it wouldn't match up with Chu Zhu.

If Chu Zhu initiated a soul battle like this, and Lu Ye couldn't resist, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Zhou Chuang felt speechless and thought to himself that Lu Ye was still too young. Thinking he had victory in hand, he became arrogant. If he was overturned in a soul battle, then his death would be quite undeserved!

When this was spoken, Zhou Chuang's face turned pale because he didn't feel any trace of resistance from Lu Ye. The fierce fluctuation of psyche that had surged forth disappeared without a trace.

This undoubtedly meant that the soul battle had already begun, and Chu Zhu's soul body had already invaded Lu Ye's Divine Sea, hiding all dangers within the sea so that outsiders sensed no movement at all.

Zhou Chuang quickly thought and then said to Ma Shangsi, "Fellow Daoist, protect, I'll go lend a hand to Fellow Daoist Lu."

Clearly, he also wanted to participate in the soul battle. Now that Lu Ye's psyche defense was breached by Chu Zhu, his soul body entering Lu Ye's Divine Sea shouldn't be difficult. At that time, two against one should keep Lu Ye safe.

Saying this, he began to mobilize his psyche power.

Ma Shangsi raised his hand to stop him, "Wait!"

Zhou Chuang paused, looking at him in confusion.

Ma Shangsi said, "It's all within the plan, Fellow Daoist need not worry!"

Zhou Chuang was dumbfounded upon hearing this.

Within the plan? That means Lu Ye had anticipated this scene already?

Zhou Chuang thought carefully, quickly realizing a problem. Even with differences in cultivation, it wouldn't be easy for Chu Zhu to initiate a soul battle against Lu Ye. But in this whole scenario, Lu Ye showed no intent to defend, and in the blink of an eye, his psyche defense was broken by Chu Zhu.

Then connecting all the prior tortures Lu Ye inflicted upon Chu Zhu and the casual approach towards him with those venomous words...

Zhou Chuang had a sudden realization, "Fellow Daoist Lu's previous actions were to force Chu Zhu to initiate a soul battle with him?"

"Correct!" Ma Shangsi nodded in affirmation.

Zhou Chuang was puzzled, "But... why?"

Why initiate a soul battle? What benefit is there? Could it be that Lu Ye was cruel enough to not only torment Chu Zhu physically but also psychically?

If so, that would be truly vicious!

Zhou Chuang faintly sensed that things weren't that simple, but since Ma Shangsi said it was all within the plan, there was nothing left for him to worry about.

Since Lu Ye dared to do this, he must be confident.

Looking at it now, Lu Ye didn't initiate the soul battle himself because he wasn't confident in breaking Chu Zhu's psyche defense, so he forced him to make the first move, making the soul battle naturally established as a result.

At this moment, within Lu Ye's Divine Sea, Chu Zhu's soul body was holding a soul treasure resembling a sharp sword, descending with a Moon Jade Late Stage soul body. He originally intended to make a ruckus here to show Lu Ye the consequences of underestimating him. However, upon glancing around, he saw within Lu Ye's Divine Sea, a Divine Lotus spanning across, blooming with seven-colored sunlight, making even his invading soul body feel completely comfortable.

What is this?

Though Chu Zhu didn't recognize what it was, he immediately realized that this seven-colored Divine Lotus was an extraordinary soul treasure!

What stunned him wasn't only the seven-colored Divine Lotus but also a ramshackle large ship that suddenly emerged with the waves in front of the Divine Lotus, positioning itself forward.

In the blink of an eye, the ramshackle ship became fully restored, not only that, figures appeared on the boat, each taking their own positions. On the deck, Lu Ye's soul body quietly stood there, looking down from afar, his gaze indifferent, as if he were staring at an ant!

And what is this?

He had seen many soul treasures, but what he witnessed today was mind-blowing, beyond imagination!

While still contemplating, Lu Ye had already swung his hand, and the large ship charged toward Chu Zhu's soul body. During the advance, the array on the ship hummed with a buzz, and a multitude of attacks rained down like a storm.

This soul battle took only half a cup of tea time, and after Chu Zhu witnessed the horror of the Ghost Ship, he wanted to escape. However, once he entered, leaving was not so easy. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Previously, he was able to easily break through Lu Ye's psyche defense because Lu Ye hadn't set up any defense at all. It didn't mean Lu Ye's psyche defense was weak.

Now, with the Divine Sea sealed, it was akin to closing the door to beat a dog.

After his flesh had been tortured, Chu Zhu's psyche was also battered and bruised. After half a cup of tea time, his soul treasure longsword shattered, and his soul body became dim.

On the Ghost Ship, Lu Ye captured Chu Zhu's soul body, his face cold and indifferent.

Ambushing Chu Zhu, parrying with him, torturing him, and inducing him to initiate a soul battle were all for this moment!

Soul Taming!

If one wanted to conquer Baiyue Island from the inside, one had to target its internal personnel. Lu Ye had long planned to use the power of Soul Taming to enslave the people of Baiyue Island, because only in this way could he dismantle the big island-protecting array of Baiyue Island.

The regular Constellation Realm was not his target; Baiyue Island's few Moon Jade were.

Lu Ye had once used Soul Taming to enslave a Dao Thirteen and cultivators from the Blood Refinement World, but Dao Thirteen lacked spiritual intelligence, and the cultivators from the Blood Refinement World were not strong, so they were not difficult to control.

However, if he wanted to use his current cultivation to control a Moon Jade Late Stage with Soul Taming, the difficulty was tremendous.

Under normal circumstances, it was basically impossible to succeed, even though Soul Taming had been deduced by the Talent Tree, making it more powerful than before.

Therefore, Chu Zhu's willpower must be worn down to the lowest point.

This was the fundamental reason Lu Ye first tortured him physically and then devastated him in the soul battle. With his body and mind tormented, Chu Zhu's willpower had indeed dropped to the lowest point.

Only then was there a possibility of using Soul Taming!

Calming his mind, Lu Ye raised his hand and pressed down on Chu Zhu's soul body. Under the stimulation of the Soul Taming Divine Runes, Chu Zhu's soul body was enveloped.

If successful, conquering Baiyue Island would be no problem, because Chu Zhu would become his insider in Baiyue Island, and with such an insider, the island-protecting array would be rendered useless!

Under the glow, Chu Zhu's exhausted psyche seemed unresponsive. Just when Lu Ye thought everything was going smoothly, Chu Zhu's resistance suddenly surged, unprecedentedly fierce.

Although Chu Zhu didn't know exactly what Lu Ye was doing, as the Soul Taming Divine Runes continued to take effect, he vaguely realized something.

This guy had a lot of spirit, which was evident from the battle earlier. Even when tortured, he never uttered a word of begging.

Such a person, how could he be willing to become someone else's slave?

Under the stimulation of the divine runes, Chu Zhu's already diminished willpower boiled once more, and amidst the frenzied resistance, he gritted his teeth and snarled, "You want to enslave me? Forget it. Even if I die, I will never let you succeed!"

As soon as he spoke, a cracking sound echoed, and Lu Ye was suddenly aware that Chu Zhu's soul body showed signs of shattering.

This undoubtedly meant that in their confrontation, Chu Zhu's psyche couldn't endure any longer.

If he didn't relent, Chu Zhu's soul body would surely shatter, but if he relented, all previous efforts would have been in vain.

Lu Ye couldn't help but sigh; it had come to this point.

Before planning this, he had anticipated such an occurrence. The willpower of a Moon Jade Late Stage was tough. Even with perfect groundwork, he still couldn't implant the Soul Taming Divine Runes on Chu Zhu's soul body.

Fortunately, he had a backup plan, although this backup plan carried more risk compared to enslaving Chu Zhu, and Lu Ye was reluctant to resort to it unless absolutely necessary.

Because he had a psychological shadow over the means he was about to deploy...

Telepathy!

If Soul Taming wasn't feasible, he could only use Telepathy to probe Chu Zhu's memories. Ever since he had done this in the Blood Refinement World, Lu Ye hadn't done it again due to the overwhelming flood of complex and chaotic memories from others' minds.

Telepathy had similarly been deduced again by the Talent Tree.

Seeing Chu Zhu's soul body showing signs of breaking, Lu Ye hesitated no longer. He steeled his heart and transformed the Soul Taming Divine Runes into Telepathy.

In an instant, a surge of complex information flooded in, making Lu Ye's entire head throb with pain, leaving him dazed.

Meanwhile, Chu Zhu also sensed much of Lu Ye's memories and secrets. Under such an impact, his already cracked soul body became even more burdened, and the pace of its breaking accelerated abruptly.

A moment later, with the complete shattering of Chu Zhu's soul body, Lu Ye staggered to his feet, feeling very unwell.

He secretly resolved that no matter what, he mustn't resort to this method again; it was simply unbearable.

Not rushing to leave the Divine Sea, his soul body sat on the Ghost Ship, as he began sorting through and investigating the useful intelligence among the torrent of complex information swirling in his mind.