Humanity's Great Sage

Chapter 666: Running Away

Initially, the Eighth-Order Cloud River Realm Masters, who lagged behind the Ninth-Order ones, were about to give up. If this went on, Lu Yi Ye would eventually be killed by the Ninth-Order Masters. As such, it was pointless for them to keep running after him.

Just then, they saw Lu Ye plummeting and turning around before returning to where he came from.

All of them were elated as they plunged in an attempt to intercept him.

However, before they could make a move, Lu Ye kept his Spirit Boat as a pair of red wings spread from his back. Following that, he turned into a ray of light and brushed past them as they looked down.

The moment the wings appeared, Lu Ye’s flying speed increased significantly.

All of their expressions changed as they did not expect Lu Ye to have such a trick up his sleeve. Some of them realised something and looked worriedly in the City of Heavens’ direction. They were awestruck by the man’s bravery and recklessness.

The battle in the mine outside Grand Wilds Peak taught Lu Ye a lesson, which was to get revenge as soon as he could. It would be best if he could get it on the same day because once he missed the chance, he might not be able to retaliate against his enemies even if he became stronger in the future. After all, the Cloud River Battlefield was huge, so it was difficult to track down anyone.

Presently, Lu Ye was no match for the Ninth-Order Masters, and it would be hard for him to deal with the Eighth-Order ones as well. With that said, it was like a walk in the part for him to kill those below the Eighth-Order.

The powers of these cultivators, who had been running after Lu Ye, varied. After a long time of pursuit, they became a straight line with the weaker ones at the back.

Lu Ye had skirted past the Eighth-Order and Ninth-Order Masters, and he was now greeted by those below the Eighth-Order.

Initially, these cultivators were no longer able to see Lu Ye, but as they were driven by hatred and potential benefits, they kept running after him. When they saw a person with a pair of red wings charging towards them, they were startled.

As they looked intently, someone exclaimed ecstatically, “It’s Lu Yi Ye!”

The next moment, these cultivators fished out their Spirit Artifacts and activated their Spiritual Power. They decided to teach him a lesson as soon as he got closer.

Following that, the ray of red light ferociously crashed into these cultivators from Thousand Demon Ridge.

Violent Spiritual Power surged at that instant as booms were continuously heard amidst a series of shrieks.

In the blink of an eye, the red light that Lu Ye had turned into penetrated their formation like an arrow, leaving behind clouds of blood mists as broken limbs fell down from the sky.

Despite the brief exchange of moves, seven to eight people had lost their lives.

The surviving cultivators were all horrified. None of them had expected that despite being a Fifth-Order Master, Lu Ye had such incredible power.

In the mine outside Grand Wilds Peak, over 2,000 cultivators from Thousand Demon Ridge were killed by Lu Ye. However, they were poisoned to death, so it was not a reflection of his real power.

No one knew how powerful he truly was.

It was not until this moment that they realised they should not underestimate his power as no one was able to stop his attack during the brief moment of contact earlier.

The red light, which had just penetrated the formation, turned around and killed even more people when they still had not come to their senses.

“How dare you, Lu Yi Ye!” someone growled. Those Eighth-Order and Ninth-Order Masters had arrived, and their eyes widened in disbelief.

They did not expect Lu Yi Ye to have the guts to come back and kill more than ten people right in front of them under such a circumstance.

Although the dead were not related to them in any way, they still felt humiliated.

Lu Yi Ye’s move was no different from giving them a slap in the face.

As these powerful enemies came closer, Lu Ye decided not to stay there any longer. After making a move for the second time, he charged forward in a particular direction. Every time his wings flapped, he would move across a long distance.

These Ninth-Order Masters were shocked to realise that with a pair of wings on his back, Lu Ye could fly as quickly as them. It could even be said that he could move slightly faster.

After they left the City of Heavens, Lu Ye’s flying speed stunned many of them. After all, he was able to fly as fast as Eighth-Order Masters even though he was only a Fifth-Order Master. They all thought it was because he had a high-quality Flight-Type Artifact.

But now, he had kept his artifact, so he was flying by using his own power. Furthermore, he was even quicker than earlier.

That was inconceivable.

It was not until this moment that they realised why Lu Ye had the guts to run away from the City of Heavens, for he had the confidence to get rid of them.

“Guys, that’s a Wings Tattoo!” someone said all of a sudden. “Lu Yi Ye must have a skilful Tattoo Artist to help him out!”

This person apparently knew a thing or two about Glyphs. Although he knew that Lu Ye was a Glyphweaver, he did not think the man was powerful enough to build a Wings Glyph that could help a cultivator fly stably, which was inconceivable. He could not build a Glyph, ensure its stability, and activate the Glyph’s power to fly at the same time. Even Divine Ocean Realm Masters were not able to pull off such a feat.

He might be able to do that for a short time, but mistakes were bound to happen if this dragged on.

Wings Glyph required a cultivator to sustain it for a long time, and it was usually used in the Way of Tattoos.

The person continued, “He has to consume a massive amount of energy to activate the Tattoo. Since he’s only a Fifth-Order Master, he can only hold on for one hour at most. Therefore, we mustn’t give up on racing after him. He’ll be doomed one hour later!”

Hearing that, the Ninth-Order Masters became energetic in an instant.

Initially, some of them were considering whether they should use Secret Techniques that would help increase their speed. They gave up on that idea upon hearing the person’s words. Anyone who wanted to use a Secret Technique would suffer a backlash. Outside Ameliorate Valley back then, Ying Wuji tried to activate a Secret Technique to flee, and he ended up becoming frail.

Therefore, no cultivators wanted to use Secret Techniques unless it was necessary to do so.

It had to be said that this Ninth-Order Master had some knowledge of Glyphs, but he knew nothing about Lu Ye.

Any other Fifth-Order Master could not sustain Wings for a long time. After all, it was not a Glyph that Cloud River Realm Masters could grasp.

However, none of them had expected Lu Ye to possess the Tree of Glyphs. The Wings Glyph was activated through the Tree of Glyphs, so it consumed less energy than when it was activated on its own.

Furthermore, Lu Ye had ample heritage, and he had been consuming pills to restore his power since the beginning. As such, he would not fall into the state as per these cultivators’ imagination.

As time passed, the gap between them gradually widened. Regardless of how hard these Ninth-Order Masters tried, they were unable to capture Lu Ye. One hour later, they could only see a red dot in the distance.

This kind of distance was unacceptable. If the gap widened further, they would lose track of Lu Ye. When that happened, how were they supposed to find him in such an expansive world?

The Ninth-Order Master who had spoken earlier sported a livid expression.

A while ago, he claimed that Lu Ye could only hold on for one hour at most. Now that one hour had passed, the man did not seem to be running out of energy. Instead, he was still full of strength.

On the other hand, they were exhausted after activating their powers for a long time. Although they were not on their last legs, their powers had been affected.

Noticing the stares around him, the Ninth-Order Master clenched his teeth and said, “He can’t hold on any longer. Guys, victory is right before our eyes, so we mustn’t give up. At the very least, we can’t let him get rid of us. Otherwise, our effort will go down the drain.”

After he finished speaking, the Spiritual Power around him fluctuated strangely. Then, his face reddened in an instant. His already rapid speed increased significantly as he widened his gap with the others.

It seemed that he had activated a Secret Technique that could increase his speed.

Seeing that he was so adamant, the others did the same and activated their Secret Techniques, which they would usually refrain from using.

Given their powers, it was only natural that they would cultivate Secret Techniques that could save their lives or destroy their enemies. These Secret Techniques were either passed down within their Sects or bought from the Vault of Providence.

In fact, Lu Ye had learned Secret Techniques as well. Xia Liang had taught him Mind’s Eye, which was a Secret Technique from Raving Bladesmen.

The Blood Shifting Technique he had learned from Third Senior Brother was a kind of Secret Technique as well.

However, the Secret Techniques he had learned did not seem to have any backlash, especially Mind’s Eye Technique, which could help extend his senses.

Blood Shifting Technique did have some backlash, though. Nevertheless, as long as he was careful enough, he would not be negatively affected.

On the other hand, the Secret Techniques that these Ninth-Order Masters were using were different. These techniques were supposed to be used when they needed to increase their speed to run away from their enemies at the most critical moment, so the backlash was obvious. The longer they sustained the techniques, the more severe the backlash would be.

To make sure they would not lose track of Lu Ye, they ignored everything else. A Sword Cultivator was especially determined. When a sword cry sounded, he charged forward and brushed past everyone else.

The gap between Lu Ye and him was decreasing.

Lu Ye had certainly realised that. However, he had fully activated his power as Windwalk and Wings had been continuously sustained. He no longer had any way to increase his speed.

Furthermore, his Spiritual Power was depleting fast.

Even though he had been consuming pills to restore his power, the depletion of Spiritual Power was unimaginable as he had to sustain two Glyphs at the same time. The energy he got from refining the pills simply wasn’t enough.

Fortunately, he had a Spirit Storage Ring.

He would store some Spiritual Power inside the ring from time to time. Additionally, the ring could capture the Spiritual Power exuded from his figure. Therefore, he could access it at any moment, and there wouldn’t be any delays or hidden concerns.

The view around him rapidly moved in reverse as he dashed forward.

He fished out a 10-point map and identified his current location before trying to look for a hiding place.

He had to be prepared that he might be caught. If he could not get rid of the pursuers behind him, he would have no choice but to make use of the terrain and go into hiding.