Humanity's Great Sage

Chapter 894, A Familiar Face Mask

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

The Golden Flood Dragon said sternly, “Rather than a Secret Technique, it’s more like a move. However, for us to use this move, you need to have some trust in us. If you don’t trust us, we can’t use it.”

“I trust you.” Lu Ye nodded directly.

The Golden Flood Dragon had no idea how to respond. Initially, it thought that if Lu Ye turned them down, it would have to persuade him. It turned out that no persuasion was needed.

Anyway, the Golden Flood Dragon decided to give him some advice. “Brat, when you’re venturing into the outside world, you mustn’t be so naive when dealing with others. Otherwise, you’ll suffer a setback. How can you be sure that we have no ill intentions against you?”

It was Lu Ye’s first time getting called naive, so he was amused. After giving it some thought, he said, “Although I have no idea why you’re stuck here or how long you’ve been here, I know that not anyone can come here. If anything happens to me, you’ll have to wait for a long time before another person will come and cure your boredom. Therefore, I believe that you won’t harm me.”

The Silver Flood Dragon nodded in agreement. “You’re indeed clever, brat.”

The Golden Flood Dragon sighed. “It seems that you’re not so ignorant.”

The move they were about to use would cause some damage to themselves. Other than pleasing Lu Ye so that he would frequently bring food for them, their main goal was to protect him.

Just like what Lu Ye had said, they’d been stuck here for far too long. Although some of the blessed ones were allowed to come here in the past, they would usually die in a few years.

It had been decades since they last saw the previous person who had the right to come here.

If anything happened to Lu Ye, they would have to wait for a long time before they saw the next person.

If not for this reason, they wouldn’t have decided to use such a move.

“In that case, we’ll start now. Do not resist, brat!” the Golden Flood Dragon growled. The next moment, their skin started glowing as their Spirit Essences surged.

Lu Ye saw two dots of light, one gold and another silver, shooting out of the two Flood Dragons and crashing into his head.

Following a buzz, he almost couldn’t sustain the manifestation of his soul in this place.

When he came to his senses, he saw the two Flood Dragons looking weak. It was as though they were exhausted.

“What just happened?” Lu Ye was puzzled.

The Golden Flood Dragon said weakly, “You may leave now. The Secret Technique is called Two Dragons Protecting the Ocean, which can help fend off external Soul Attacks while your Soul Soothing Tower can protect your Divine Soul from within. Even if you’re struck by Soul Attacks from Divine Ocean Realm Masters in the future, you don’t have to worry about getting killed instantly.”

Lu Ye saluted them solemnly. “Thanks for giving me such a precious gift. I’ll be sure to visit you often.”

With that, he retracted his soul from that space.

After he was gone, the two Flood Dragons instantly became energetic again.

The Silver Flood Dragon said joyfully, “Big Brother, that brat is probably very grateful now. We don’t have to worry about getting no food from him in the future.”

The Golden Flood Dragon snapped. “Why are you still so short-sighted after so many years? Is food all you care about?”

The Silver Flood Dragon felt aggrieved. “We’ve been stuck here for a long time. What else should I care about other than food?”

The Golden Flood Dragon gave it a look of displeasure. “You’ve just said that we’re stuck here. What do you reckon we should think about?”

After giving it some thought, the Silver Flood Dragon suddenly appeared shocked as it understood what the Golden Flood Dragon meant. “Big Brother, do you have some hopes for him?”

“We’ve seen many gifted people here since time immemorial, but none of them have managed to reach the end. I have no idea if he’ll be able to do that, but he’s the weakest person who has ever come here. Moreover, despite being a Real Lake Realm Master, he has nurtured a Soul Body and developed a Divine Ego. His Seniors are no match for him in this regard. Perhaps we should have some hopes for him.”

The Silver Flood Dragon fell deep in thought for a moment before shaking its head. “We’ve been disappointed so many times that hopes have become a luxury.”

“Who knows?”

The two Flood Dragons sunk back into the door and fell silent.

In the Sanctum of Providence, Lu Ye focused on examining the changes in his Divine Ocean. The Divine Ocean itself never changed as it still looked more like a Divine Pool.

What was different was that his Divine Pool was now protected by a nine-storey tower. Outside the Divine Pool, two spectral Dragons, one golden and another silver, were seen flying around the pool as they were closely connected.

This was the move named Two Dragons Protecting the Ocean that the two Flood Dragons had used.

The two spectral Dragons were probably the manifestations of the Flood Dragons’ Divine Egos.

After observing everything for a moment, Lu Ye felt assured.

Now, he had three ways to protect his Divine Soul. The first one was the golden lock that Nian Yuexian had given to him. It had some protection against Soul Attacks, but he supposed it wasn’t so effective.

The second one was Two Dragons Protecting the Ocean. With the two spectral Dragons guarding his Divine Pool, no Divine Ocean Realm Masters could easily harm his Divine Soul.

Even if the protection was broken through, he still had the Soul Soothing Tower to ensure that his Divine Pool would remain intact.

With three layers of protection, there was only a difference in power between Divine Ocean Realm Masters and him.

With the potential danger eliminated, he felt exultant.

As for what he had said to the Flood Dragons, it wasn’t the entire story.

Although he had no idea where the two Flood Dragons came from, they were definitely powerful. They could even be considered among the most powerful beings in the entire Jiu Zhou, and they had lived for a long time. It was said that old people were shrewd, and it was the same case for Mutants. Naturally, Lu Ye wouldn’t easily believe them.

He let them do whatever they wanted not because he trusted them; he merely had faith in the Heavens.

The Heavens had granted him the right to enter the Hall of Battle Points, and they were stuck there to protect the place. It must be the Heavens’ doing. If they had any ill intentions against Lu Ye, the Heavens would punish them.

The truth was that Lu Ye had indeed gotten a benefit from them. He now had an extra layer of protection for his Divine Soul.

After leaving the Sanctum of Providence, Lu Ye arrived at Nian Yuexian’s bamboo house and spread his Divine Ego. Upon confirming that the woman was inside the building, he cupped his fists. “Madam, I’d like to take a day off.”

“Where are you going?” Nian Yuexian was heard saying from the bamboo house, but she was nowhere to be seen.

“I’m going to Grand Sky City to get a promotion.”

Their military rankings correlated with the battle points they had earned. It wouldn’t affect anything even if they’d used the battle points.

A person would need 500,000 battle points to become a first lieutenant. Lu Ye had already achieved that. The first job title he got from the Ministry of Appointments was first lieutenant.

The next title would be captain, which required a million battle points.

Lu Ye had no idea how many battle points he had acquired in total, but he reckoned that it must be over a million points, which was enough to get him a promotion.

He was eager to get it done because it would affect his monthly salary.

A first lieutenant would get 20,000 battle points while a captain would get 30,000 battle points, which was a difference of 10,000 points.

Moreover, he held two positions now. In other words, after he got a promotion, he would get 60,000 battle points a month, which would be enough to trade for four Golden Amulets.

Naturally, he had to get a promotion quickly to enjoy the benefits. For this reason, he could delay cultivating his power for a while.

Furthermore, considering his speed, it would only take him one day to go to Grand Sky City and come back. It wouldn’t waste a lot of time.

“Alright. You don’t have to come back in a hurry.”

After bidding Nian Yuexian farewell, Lu Ye identified the direction and fished out his Spirit Boat. Then, he headed straight to Grand Sky City.

It had only been a month since he came to this place from Grand Sky City.

After he became a Real Lake Realm Master, he could fly faster with an Artifact. He didn’t seem to be in a hurry while on his way.

While flying, he fished out a Fire Spirit Stone and let the Tree of Glyphs absorb its power.

Around four hours later, he was far away from Blue Flame Mountain Pass.

When he passed by a Spirit Peak, he detected something and looked down, only to see a person standing there.

Following a glance, he furrowed his brows.

He didn’t recognise the person, but he was familiar with the white face mask the person was wearing. Behind the face mask, the person was looking in Lu Ye’s direction. It was apparent that the person was glancing at him.

Many cultivators loved wearing face masks. Some didn’t want others to see their faces while some loved pretending to be mysterious. Lu Ye was the former.

There were all sorts of face masks in Jiu Zhou, and some loved wearing white face masks.

However, a white face mask with a red line on the left and a blue line on the right was unusual.

Lu Ye had seen this kind of face mask before when he was on the Cloud River Battlefield. At that time, he was heading to Hundred Wards Tower when he was besieged by cultivators from Thousand Demon Ridge. When he arrived at a place called River of Exuberance, a woman with the same face mask appeared out of nowhere and lent him a hand.

The power the woman could use far exceeded the Ninth-Order Cloud River Realm.

As Lu Ye gained more experience, he realised that the woman was a Real Lake Realm Master, not a Cloud River Realm Master.

The woman supposedly belonged to a mysterious organisation. It was a powerful organisation with many bases on the Cloud River Battlefield. Not only could they build Teleportation Wards, but they could also send cultivators above the Cloud River Realm to the Cloud River Battlefield, just like what the Divine Trade Association could do.

When Lu Ye thanked her and asked what her name was, the woman didn’t answer his question. She said she was only executing an order.

She also insisted on making Lu Ye return to Jiu Zhou because many people were hunting him down.

Naturally, Lu Ye didn’t agree to it, and they even got into a conflict. During the fight, a seal within the woman’s body seemed to have shattered, so her true cultivation was revealed, and she was sent out of the Cloud River Battlefield.

It had only been a while since the incident happened, so Lu Ye could remember all the details vividly.

After the incident, he felt that he would meet the people from that organisation again.

Much to his surprise, he came across one of them here.

Lu Ye loved wearing a face mask wherever he went, so he understood what was on these people’s minds.

One had to pass through this route if he wanted to leave Blue Flame Mountain Pass and go to Grand Sky City. The other party must be waiting for Lu Ye there, and it was a wonder how long he had been waiting.

Moreover, the location was cleverly chosen as it was somewhere between Blue Flame Mountain Pass and Grand Sky City. If anything happened here, the cultivators from the two places wouldn’t detect it.

The person must be wary of Nian Yuexian and the cultivators of Grand Sky City, which was why he was waiting there.