When the beam of light arrived, Xue Hao held the mirror in front of him with both hands.
The incomparably ferocious light beam bombarded the surface of the mirror, but there was no sound. The smooth surface of the mirror actually swallowed the light beam completely.
Lu Ye controlled Specter Ship to attack several beams of light, but they were all devoured by the strange mirror soul artifact. He immediately understood that this mirror was of extremely high quality.
Under the suppression of Xue Hao's Divine Attribute, his Soul Avatar was only at the early stage of Yue Yao's Soul Avatar. However, this mirror soul artifact had been nourished in his Divine Sea for countless years. Even with Specter Ship's might, Lu Ye could not do anything to it.
He was not in a hurry. After all, in this battle of offense and defense, he held the absolute initiative and advantage. Although the mirror soul artifact was good, it still had a limit. It could not be maintained indefinitely.
Xue Hao used the mirror soul artifact to temporarily block Specter Ship's attacks, but he knew that this was not a long-term solution. Thus, he was looking for an opportunity to counterattack.
The waves in the Divine Sea churned. Pillars of water constantly rose from the sea of blood. They were like blood dragons that bared their fangs and brandished their claws as they pounced on Specter Ship.
However, Specter Ship was both offensive and defensive. Once the ship's protective array was activated, even though there were many blood dragons, they could not break through the array. They could not do anything to Specter Ship for a while.
The situation was in a deadlock. Lu Ye could not do anything to Xue Hao, and Xue Hao could not do anything to Lu Ye.
Li Shang had been standing quietly beside Lu Ye, but at this moment, he suddenly said, "I'll help you!"
As he spoke, his figure flickered. Like a wisp of smoke, he fused into Specter Ship.
In the next moment, Lu Ye raised his eyebrows in surprise. He could clearly feel that as Li Shang fused into Specter Ship, the already powerful might of Specter Ship became even more ferocious.
Li Shang had this ability?
He knew that the Soul Race's Soul Possession Secret Technique was not limited to the physical body of living beings. Some Soul Race members could even attach their souls to the weapons of cultivators, increasing the weapon's lethality. However, Specter Ship was not a weapon. Strictly speaking, it was a soul artifact.
Lu Ye did not know that the Soul Race could attach their souls to soul artifacts. However, when he thought about it, it was not strange. The Soul Race was named after the soul. Soul Artifacts required soul energy to activate.
He had originally planned to slowly wear down the power of Xue Hao's mirror soul artifact, but with Li Shang's assistance, he immediately increased the intensity of his attacks.
The beam of light from the ghost ship became brighter and thicker. The blood dragons along the way could not withstand a single blow and exploded one after another.
Beam after beam of light shot into the mirror soul artifact, causing Xue Hao's expression to change drastically. He could clearly feel that this soul artifact that had accompanied him for so many years was rapidly reaching its limit.
However, he could not allow the pillars of light to wreak havoc in his Divine Sense Sea. Instead, he had to take the initiative to absorb every single pillar of light into the mirror. He knew that the consequences would be terrible, but he had no choice but to do so. This was simply being dismembered, causing his heart to be filled with torment.
In his anger, he could only strengthen his attack on the Specter Ship, frantically urging the power of his Deity Ocean.
The sea of blood boiled even more.
However, the ghost ship had a defensive array. Although Xue Hao's strength was much stronger than Lu Ye's, he still couldn't break through the defensive array and cause any damage to Lu Ye's Soul Avatar.
A moment later, under Xue Hao's despairing gaze, cracks began to appear on the mirror soul artifact in his hand. A bright light blossomed from those cracks, and an extremely terrifying aura began to fill the air.
Xue Hao's expression became one of terror, but it quickly turned into determination. He used the mirror that was about to shatter as a shield in front of him and rapidly charged in the direction of the ghost ship, shouting, "Let's die together!"
Lu Ye had already sensed that something was wrong the moment the mirror cracked.
This mirror soul artifact had devoured too many of the ghost ship's attacks. That devouring didn't seem to be eliminating them, but rather temporarily storing them inside the mirror. Now that the mirror was about to shatter, the many attacks stored inside might erupt all at once!
Let alone Xue Hao, even the ghost ship itself might not be able to withstand such a ferocious attack.
Now that he saw Xue Hao charge over with the mirror, he immediately understood that he had guessed correctly. This Vampire Yue Yao actually wanted to drag him down with her.
"Li Shang, run!" Lu Ye shouted. Although he wanted to steer the ghost ship away from Xue Hao's Divine Sea, under Xue Hao's intentional blockade, the vast Divine Sea wasn't a place he could leave as he pleased. Now, he could only rely on Li Shang's ability.
As soon as Lu Ye finished speaking, Li Shang reappeared. He grabbed Lu Ye's hand and jumped up. With this jump, it was as if he had jumped into the underworld.
Out of the corner of his eye, Lu Ye saw a violent explosion of light, as if a great sun had exploded. Xue Hao roared in indignation, and then a terrifying power swept out in all directions. Even the ghost ship, which was protected by a protective array, was torn to pieces by this power.
Lu Ye's head hurt, and he couldn't help but groan. Then, he felt his entire body hurt, especially his chest.
By the time he came back to his senses, he had already appeared in the previous battlefield. Xue Hao was right in front of him. He still had one of his hands extended out and stuck it into his chest. That large hand was still holding onto his heart, maintaining the posture he had before the Soul Battle.
But at this moment, Xue Hao no longer had any signs of life. His wide eyes were empty and lifeless.
His Soul Avatar had already been shattered. Although his physical body was intact, it would be difficult for him to survive.
Lu Ye raised the Mountain Saber in his hand and slashed out diagonally. Saber light flashed.
Having lost his vitality, Xue Hao's fleshly body was no longer as strong. The arm that had pierced into Lu Ye's chest was cut off. Lu Ye staggered back a few steps and leaned against a soft body. It was Li Shang who supported him.
Using the last of his strength, Lu Ye raised his hand and sent out a fierce flame, burning Xue Hao's corpse. Only then did he say to Li Shang, "Let's go!"
He didn't know how many Yue Yao of the Blood Race had come chasing after him. Although it seemed like there was only Xue Hao at the moment, who knew if there might be more behind him? Not only was he heavily injured, but his physical body was also weak. Even the power of his Soul had been greatly depleted.
If more Yue Yao attacked, he would have to use the red talisman.
Li Shang reached out and grabbed the blood crystal left behind by Xue Hao. Only then did he bring Lu Ye in the direction of the spore cloud.
Along the way, she said, "That Yue Yao of the Blood Race's cultivation is far superior to yours and mine. Thus, I had to wait until the moment he relaxed his guard before I could activate the Soul Battle."
She was undoubtedly explaining to Lu Ye why she hadn't activated the Soul Battle at the beginning. She had been waiting for an opportunity all this time. When Xue Hao had stabbed his hand into Lu Ye's chest and thought that the battle was over, that would be the moment he relaxed his guard.
Lu Ye nodded silently. He raised his hand and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He said softly, "Thank you!"
This time, it was all thanks to Li Shang. If she hadn't activated the Soul Battle, he would have had to use the red talisman to have a chance of dealing with that Yue Yao of the Blood Race. However, that was only a chance. If the red talisman hadn't been able to deal with Xue Hao, then he wouldn't have had a good ending.
In the Soul Battle, he had a huge advantage with the Specter Ship. This thing was both offensive and defensive. Even those whose spiritual power was stronger than his wouldn't be able to take advantage of it. This was evident from Xue Hao's fate. Xue Hao had been suppressed by the holy attribute, but he had still been able to unleash the power of Yue Yao's early stage. In the end, his soul had still been scattered.
Ever since he had obtained the Specter Ship, Lu Ye had always treated it as the greatest barrier to protect his Spirit Sea. This was because he couldn't take the initiative to attack and could only rely on the Specter Ship to defend himself.
However, if he had Li Shang's ability, then in the future, if he encountered someone stronger than him, he would also be able to activate the Soul Battle and defeat them with his spiritual power.
After traveling for a short while, he saw a few tall figures approaching from afar. It was Mu He, Black Umbrella, and the others.
They had left on the spore cloud, but they were still worried about Lu Ye. After some discussion, they decided to return and lend Lu Ye a hand. After all, this was a matter between the Wood Spirit Race and the Spore Race. They couldn't just stand by and watch.
When the two sides met up and saw Lu Ye's condition, Mu He and Black Umbrella were shocked. However, they were even more shocked when they learned that Yue Yao of the Blood Race had been killed.
That was a Yue Yao. Although Mu He and Black Umbrella did not know the exact cultivation level of the other party, she should be at least in the middle stage of the Yue Yao Realm. She was actually killed in such a short time. What kind of earth-shattering strength did the two constellations sent by the Reincarnation Tree have?
After returning to the Spore Cloud, the two constellations continued to move forward. Lu Ye had taken the initiative to land in front of the Spore Cloud. One reason was to guide the two races, and two was to guard against any dangers ahead so that he could deal with them in a timely manner.
However, this time, Mu He and Black Umbrella placed him in the center of the Spore Cloud. They let him stay with a group of newly born Wood Spirits and Spore Race children.
This was undoubtedly the safest place in the Spore Cloud.
Lu Ye didn't refuse. In his current condition, he really couldn't fight anyone.
Li Shang stood guard beside him. He sat cross-legged, recovering his physical body while investigating his Divine Sea.
Neither the ghost ship nor the ferocious attacks from the ghost ship appeared out of thin air. They originated from Lu Ye's own spiritual energy. After the previous battle, he had exhausted a great deal of his spiritual energy.
The ghost ship's imprint was still there, so even though Xue Hao's mirror shattered and the ghost ship in his Divine Sea was also destroyed, Lu Ye could condense a new ghost ship at any time as long as the imprint was there.
The destroyed Specter Ship was merely a manifestation of the power of Lu Ye's soul.
Physical injuries could be recovered by swallowing spirit pills. Moreover, Lu Ye was now at the late-stage Constellation Realm and cultivated the Blood Race's secret arts. It wasn't difficult for him to recover, but it would take some time.
Replenishing spiritual energy wasn't so convenient, and if his spiritual energy wasn't abundant enough, even if his physical body recovered, he would still be in a state of mental exhaustion.
He had a few spirit pills on him that could recover spiritual energy. He had bought them from the Myriad Elephant Chamber of Commerce as backup, but the effects weren't too good.
(End of Chapter)
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