Sage of Humanity
Chapter 1911 - 1909: Savage Beast’s Nine Transformations
After a while, Arbuluo finally stood up and instructed Gu Sheng, who was still lying on the bed, "Stay put, dear grandson, Grandpa will be right back!"
After speaking, his sturdy figure suddenly disappeared.
Realizing he had already entered the combat field, Gu Sheng grimaced in pain, his expression reaching the peak of agony. However, speaking of which, the Savage Race's specially made medicinal wine combined with their unique healing methods were indeed effective; just after this brief period of treatment, the injuries he had sustained showed signs of improvement.
Arbuluo's claim of healing him within three days was not an empty promise.
But just thinking how this pain would last for three days made Gu Sheng feel a bit hopeless.
He's most afraid of pain!
In the combat field, Lu Ye and Arbuluo's figures appeared simultaneously in the enclosed combat environment. As usual, he raised his eyes to glance at the number above, then sent a message to Walnut.
Only then did he begin to examine his opponent this time.
At a glance, sure enough, as the rumors said, in appearance, the Savage Race looked not much different from the human race, just an enlarged version. Arbuluo was extraordinarily robust, wearing a large beast hide cloak, his exposed chest bore a vivid roaring tiger head, casually picking his nose.
But soon, Arbuluo's expression froze because he discovered that the opponent challenging him was not the familiar Sky Inkstone!
Who is this?
He stared his eyes wide open, scrutinizing Lu Ye's figure carefully, confirming he had never seen this person before.
This is indeed unusual; though newcomers occasionally pop up in the Asura Field, one suddenly emerging in such a manner is rare.
He then thought of checking his Asura Authority Token because if Lu Ye challenged him, there should be information recorded in the token.
After a moment, Arbuluo revealed an intrigued expression since he found Lu Ye's battle record surprisingly impressive. To date, after more than two hundred battles, not a single defeat.
This undoubtedly indicated one thing — this human was surely a newcomer to the Asura Field and had made rapid progress in the Moon Jade combat field, reaching the third rank and earning the right to stand before him.
Unfortunately, he didn't know his name because Lu Ye had concealed his name and background in the combat field, naturally, Arbuluo couldn't see it; he could only view Lu Ye's battle record.
Arbuluo's eyes brightened.
To be honest, Gu Sheng was indeed a good opponent, each encounter forced him to exert himself entirely, but in this vast Asura Field, having only one opponent could be somewhat monotonous.
For instance, this time, hearing Gu Sheng had been severely injured, he had to personally visit him for healing, or else the subsequent combat wouldn't be possible.
If there were more opponents like Gu Sheng in the Asura Field, how could he be so troubled?
And this human combat cultivator before him could defeat Sky Inkstone, should be quite formidable!
The thirty breaths of preparation time quickly passed, and the originally sparse grandstand saw a rapid increase in spectators. The contests between the top-ranked in the combat field always attracted many people's attention, beckoning friends soon filled the grandstand seats.
The moment the restraining forces vanished, two massive surges erupted at Lu Ye and Arbuluo's feet, instantly propelling them swiftly toward each other.
In the blink of an eye, they collided together.
Without any prelude or buildup, Lu Ye swung his saber down, while Arbuluo raised his fist to meet it.
A deafening boom ensued, the shattered mana swept across the place, and the two figures instantaneously shifted from extreme motion to extreme stillness.
In just an instant of standoff, both couldn't help but lean back slightly, then quickly landed, ensuing a second collision.
Then came the third, the fourth...
The spectators on the grandstand exclaimed in surprise; such a fierce and direct contest is seldom seen in cultivator's battles, especially one this evenly matched. Though isolated by the combat field's barrier, making it hard for spectators to truly experience the peril at the contest's center, merely observing the aftermath from these two's conflict was enough to know this encounter was Moon Jade's ultimate clash.
No one has ever managed to face Arbuluo head-on like this without losing ground.
Lu Ye's Boulder Mountain Saber had already become a blur of shadow, while Arbuluo's fists erupted in a rain of punches. Strangely, despite such terrifying and vigorous confrontation, neither's steps moved a bit; whether the towering Arbuluo or the relatively shorter Lu Ye, their figures seemed pinned in place.
"Hahaha!" Amidst the fierce clash, Arbuluo couldn't help but laugh aloud, his laughter full of unrestrained glee, as if a beast bound for countless years suddenly regained freedom, with his punch momentum becoming even more astonishing.
To his immense delight, no matter how fierce his punches were, this human race combat cultivator could actually withstand them all.
In a brief exchange of ten breaths, after countless collisions, the two who had been locked in a stalemate suddenly separated, each drifting backward.
Steadying his stance, Arbuluo's blood and Qi were surging and boiling as he looked at Lu Ye with blazing eyes, shouting, "Exhilarating, truly exhilarating! You're far more formidable than that blockhead Sky Inkstone, no wonder you beat him!"
Up in the stands, Sky Inkstone, who came to watch upon hearing the news, immediately felt a shadow over his face and almost couldn't hold back from cursing. Why involve me in your fight? Did I provoke either of you?
Arbuluo maintained that exhilarating excitement, "Looks like the Asura Field will have one more opponent from now on!"
Moreover, this opponent was exactly to his liking; compared to him, Gu Sheng was just a pile of crap!
It's not that Gu Sheng was weak, but because Gu Sheng is a magic cultivator, and as a Savage Race, fighting against Gu Sheng was always like chasing a rabbit, never getting to experience this pure clash of strength and the exhilarating joy it brings.
Suddenly, the smile on Arbuluo's face turned into mania, full of the delight of a predator spotting prey, and with his surging blood and Qi, his already robust figure seemed to swell again, his eyes brimming with ferocity. "Then let's enjoy this battle to our heart's content!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he charged at Lu Ye once again.
Though he was bulky, and his cultivation system should belong to that of a physique cultivator, he possessed a swiftness uncommon to typical physique cultivators. This was a unique characteristic of the Savage Race's cultivation system; across the entire stellar space, there isn't another like it besides those born of the Ancient Savages World.
In his sprint, the vividly lifelike tiger head on his chest suddenly emitted light. At the same time, lines of patterns on his body began to glow, and his robust form swiftly started transforming.
"Here it comes, the Savage Beast 9th Transformation!" In the stands, an excited voice rang out, the speaker evidently familiar with Arbuluo's background. The so-called Savage Beast 9th Transformation was Arbuluo's secret technique of the Savage Race, his trump card in battles.
Throughout the entire Moon Jade combat field, there were only two people who could pressure him to use the Savage Beast 9th Transformation; one was his archenemy Gu Sheng, and the other was Sky Inkstone.
However, Sky Inkstone was much inferior. Typically, once Arbuluo employed this secret technique, Sky Inkstone was bound to lose — it was the stark contrast between two powerhouses of Moon Jade.
Initially in human form as he moved, Arbuluo's flesh and bones twisted and transformed rapidly during his sprint. By the time he closed in on Lu Ye, he had already transformed into a ferocious and terrifying tiger over five yards long, with interspersed black and white fur!
In ancient times, living beings didn't have sophisticated cultivation techniques. To fend off the attacks of ancient beasts, the ancestors of the Savage Race of the Ancient Savages World invented the original Savage Beast Transformation by observing the forms of those ancient beasts. The Rune Tattoo Path of the Savage Race also became popular from that time because performing the Savage Beast Transformation required the assistance of the Rune Tattoo Path.
Thanks to the pioneering wisdom of the Savage Race ancestors, the Savage Race managed to survive in the harsh ancient environment, passing on their knowledge through generations to this day.
This is a unique secret technique belonging solely to the Savage Race, difficult for any other races' cultivators to master.
"Roar!" The roar of the tiger reverberated, with visible shock waves spreading all around. It was evidently not just loud.
Lu Ye, being in the direct path, immediately sensed that the roar had the effect of seizing the mind.
He was all too familiar with this; Amber possessed such divine power as well. When he was weak, teaming up with Amber to slay enemies, it was often Amber's roar that opened the battle's prelude.
He felt his psyche's defensive barrier being impacted, then... nothing else happened.
This kind of mind-seizing roar is usually effective against those with weaker psyche cultivation than the one using it, but up against someone with stronger psyche cultivation, it truly is just loud.
Lu Ye's psyche cultivation has never been weak. Since his initial cultivation, he has refined numerous treasures boosting soul power, leading him to develop a Divine Sea during his time in the True Lake Realm.
Years ago, he also obtained a seven-color Divine Lotus, a treasure possessing nourishing effects for the psyche; even if Lu Ye did nothing, it continually nurtured and fortified his psyche.
So, this roar of a tiger was nothing more than a breeze passing by for Lu Ye.
The tiger's roar was merely a probe, with the real killing blow following closely. The tiger, which Arbuluo had transformed into, lunged ferociously. Its basin-sized giant claws glimmered with cold light as they were swung down hard, while its gaping mouth aimed to bite at Lu Ye.
Those bloody fangs were fearsome; if bitten, half a body could be gone.
Under such a ferocious assault, countless cultivators in the stands held their breath, while Lu Ye remained absolutely still. Fixing his stance, he let his long saber flow, and just as the tiger lunged downward, a big sun suddenly exploded.
That big sun bloomed like a lotus, layer upon layer, with each petal an extremely fierce saber light covering the tiger's form.
The roar of the tiger echoed once more, deafening, and the Saber Lotus spun radiantly, making it hard for people to see the scene of the confrontation distinctly.
The most anxious among the spectators was Walnut.
Again, encouraged by her master, she had placed her bets on Lu Ye, naturally feeling a surge of anxiety.