Sage of Humanity
Chapter 1924 - 1922:
In the Star Picking Tower, Lu Ye and Left-Front General sat opposite each other in silence.
However, Left-Front General's gaze was speechless. What exactly is happening over in the Tian Hong side? This person in front of him is even more capable than himself, why does he need any protection?
With the opponent's strength, unless Sun Blaze personally takes action, Moon Jade would hardly withstand even one strike from him...
He had personally experienced the opponent's methods.
"Fellow Daoist Luo," Lu Ye suddenly spoke from across.
Left-Front General was momentarily stunned before reacting: "I am called Arbuluo!"
Lu Ye nodded: "Fellow Daoist Luo, meeting is fate, and it seems we are comrades in this training; should we exchange information?" He had many unresolved questions and intended to find an opportunity to query another training cultivator. Unexpectedly, Arbuluo suddenly appeared before him.
It was uncertain why this fellow had such a fierce and aggressive expression upon their first encounter...
Arbuluo sighed: "Call me whatever you wish, exchanging information... of course, although I don't have much insight."
Lu Ye raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean?"
Arbuluo frowned: "This training is strange, unlike any I've previously encountered. This time, when I entered the training scene, I waited in the darkness for a long time, and the Asura Field provided no useful information, simply thrusting me in."
"You experienced this too?" Lu Ye looked at him in shock.
Arbuluo replied: "Also? Does this mean..."
Lu Ye nodded: "I experienced the same." From Arbuluo's description, Lu Ye knew that the other had undergone the same experience upon entering this training scene.
Initially, he sensed something was slightly amiss, but now it seemed there might indeed be a problem with the Asura Field.
"This is interesting," Arbuluo stroked his chin in deep thought. Unlike Lu Ye, he had been in this realm for many years, entering and exiting countless training scenarios but never encountering such oddity.
"Then tell me the information you currently possess," Lu Ye said.
Without concealment, Arbuluo began to recount.
Lu Ye listened attentively, realizing that what Arbuluo knew was much like his own understanding. It was merely that the cultivators of this home galaxy were battling external enemies in the stellar space, the domain was also amid fierce conflict, and Arbuluo's identity was the strongest under Tian Hong's command of Moon Jade and had been summoned after continuously battling foes outside.
He had personally experienced the peculiarities of Celestial God followers, extremely difficult to kill. Even after busting them into dust, they could swiftly recover, only truly dead after a certain amount of times.
After Arbuluo finished, Lu Ye shared the information he possessed.
After exchanging insights, Arbuluo spoke again: "Based on my experience and judgment, our primary mission this time is only one."
"I am eager to hear," Lu Ye asked humbly, acknowledging that Arbuluo's experience in the Asura Field was substantially greater than his own.
"Assist the cultivators in this domain, to guard Zhongyou World."
Lu Ye's eyes flickered upon hearing this: "What about the main battlefield in stellar space? Even if Zhongyou World is defended, if the main front is lost, how can the whole remain intact?"
Arbuluo replied: "Brother Lu, bear in mind a principle, the training in the Asura Field never leads to a dead-end. No matter how dangerous, there's always a way out, otherwise, it would defeat the purpose of training. What are we? We are Moon Jade, the main battlefield in the stellar depths is crowded with Sun Blaze. If we rashly intervene, what good would come of it? While there are Sun Blaze Celestial God followers in the domain's external battlefields, Tian Hong has the situation controlled; as long as we remain cautious, we should avoid direct encounters."
Arbuluo paused, speaking thoughtfully: "Brother, let me offer you advice, within the Asura Field, only accomplish what your capability allows, avoid aiming too high, or you'll suffer dearly."
Lu Ye nodded: "Understood."
Thus, this training mission seemed not overly dangerous; if they could help Tian Hong defend Zhongyou World, the training should be complete.
He originally pondered finding a method to decisively defeat Celestial God followers, but if this was the case, it wouldn't be necessary.
"Brother Lu?" Arbuluo watched him eagerly, clearly sensing his intention.
"Let's go!" Lu Ye called out.
"Right on!" Arbuluo laughed, getting up.
The duo left the Star Picking Tower together, heading towards the outside.
Outside Star Picking Tower, Aqiduo watched their departing figures, a hint of eerie silver briefly flashing in her eyes.
"Brother Lu, today both of us will join forces, unleash carnage, annihilate those Celestial God followers, then celebrate with drinks upon completion!" Arbuluo shouted as they flew.
For him, Celestial God followers were not difficult to kill, merely requiring repeated attempts. With the far stronger Lu Ye fighting alongside, he couldn't see victory for the enemy. As for his task to protect Lu Ye... it wasn't necessary to fret over.
Yet, unforeseen by both, they barely left the domain before abruptly encountering a figure blocking their path.
"Uh…" Arbuluo's pace stopped, quickly halting.
Lu Ye also paused, a serious expression on his face. Despite the blocking figure exhibiting no aura, he sensed an overwhelming pressure.
He'd seen numerous Sun Blazes before and promptly determined this was surely a Sun Blaze.
Tian Hong? Or the Sun Blaze Celestial God follower?
If it's at this location... it's most likely Tian Hong.
Indeed, Arbuluo clasped his hands and said, "Greetings, Lord Tian Hong."
Lu Ye also followed suit with a salute.
Tian Hong was a thin old man, standing there with hands behind his back, first gazing at Lu Ye and then Arbuluo: "Where are you planning to go?"
Arbuluo immediately replied, "Returning to the lord, we are heading to the battlefield to slay enemies!"
Tian Hong immediately reprimanded, "Nonsense! Left-Front General, I have entrusted you with the protection of Yunluo Saint, and is this how you protect him? If anything happens to him in the battlefield, can you shoulder that responsibility?"
Arbuluo explained, "The lord may not know this, but Yunluo Saint and I have known each other for quite some time, in fact, his strength..."
"No more words, quickly return to the domain, it's unsafe outside." Tian Hong waved his hand, unwilling to listen to Arbuluo's nonsense, then looked at Lu Ye, his stern expression gradually softening: "You are the most skilled healing cultivator in this domain, only with you holding the fort can the soldiers outside fight with ease, so remember, your safety concerns not only yourself but the future of this domain."
With those words, Lu Ye suddenly felt a heavy burden on his shoulders.
Tian Hong then glanced at Arbuluo, his tone suddenly becoming much more severe: "Protect well, if you neglect your duties again, I will personally deal with you!"
After speaking, he turned and left, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Leaving Lu Ye and Arbuluo staring at each other.
After quite a while, Arbuluo scratched his bald head: "How the heck should we handle this?"
It was incredible that Tian Hong showed up, something he hadn't anticipated at all, and how coincidental that as soon as they left the domain, Tian Hong intercepted them precisely.
He certainly couldn't ignore Sun Blaze's words; the latter clearly didn't want them to go out and fight enemies. If they insisted on leaving, Tian Hong definitely wouldn't stand by idly, and might truly step in to handle him.
Confronting Sun Blaze, he was naturally apprehensive.
Yet in his view, the current crisis in Zhongyou World could easily be resolved if he and Lu Ye joined forces, of course, provided Tian Hong could hold off that Sun Blaze Celestial God follower.
"Let's head back first." Lu Ye pondered a moment, then turned and flew back towards the domain.
Upon returning to Star Picking Tower, Arbuluo was extremely restless, pacing back and forth.
Lu Ye sat cross-legged, his thoughts gradually becoming clear; originally he also felt that with Arbuluo teaming up, solving the issue in Zhongyou World wasn't a difficult task, but now it seems he was oversimplifying things.
Thus, he had to engage in research on methods for a one-hit kill against Celestial God followers; once such a method is discovered, not only would the crisis in Zhongyou World be resolved, but crises throughout the entire Star System could be easily tackled.
The Asura Seals obtained would be much more substantial compared to resolving Zhongyou World's crisis alone.
Upon this realization, he took out the jade slip Aqiduo had sent earlier and examined them one by one.
These were all various research efforts from this domain targeting Celestial God followers, researching ways to swiftly eliminate them.
He quickly finished reading several jade slips, and admittedly, the cultivators of this domain have tried many different methods in targeting Celestial God followers, yet without exception, they all failed.
It seems the only way to kill Celestial God followers is to eliminate them a certain number of times.
He looked up at the frustrated Arbuluo: "Brother Luo, have a seat, I have some questions for you."
Upon hearing this, Arbuluo came over and sat down.
"You've killed quite a few Celestial God followers, have you discovered anything?" Lu Ye asked, knowing that before their meeting, Arbuluo was fighting as the Left-Front General on the battlefield, surely having killed many Celestial God followers.
Arbuluo thought for a moment and said, "They're difficult to kill, but after killing them multiple times, they eventually die, and depending on cultivation level, the number of times they can resurrect varies; the lower the cultivation, the fewer times they can resurrect."
Lu Ye already understood this from reading those jade slips.
"Another thing is, they must be killed when they are fully resurrected and full of vitality, to count as consuming their resurrection chances." Arbuluo added, "If acted upon before the vitality surge, no matter how many times they're killed, it doesn't count."
Celestial God follower's resurrection undergoes a process, first rapidly healing their shattered bodies, then suddenly surging with vitality.
If action is taken only when the follower's body is restored, it has no effect on consuming resurrection chances.
Lu Ye fell into thought...
Generally, the recovery of a cultivator's injuries consumes their blood Qi energy and own vitality, so where does a Celestial God follower's massive vitality come from to be consumed?
This matter is indeed peculiar.
If exploration is desired, then attempting it oneself is the only way.
"Brother Luo, help capture a few Celestial God followers back." Lu Ye said.
"But Tian Hong won't let us go out!"
"Don't worry." Lu Ye gave him a reassuring look, "Tian Hong just won't let me go out. You should be fine on your own; capturing a few Celestial God followers should be a piece of cake for you."