Beside the damaged battleship, Tian Yan led several of his Yue Yao subordinates and charged towards Lu Ye. As space pirates, they were all battle-hardened individuals. Naturally, they wouldn't foolishly charge at Lu Ye all at once. As they charged forward, they had already spread out, forming a semicircle around Lu Ye.
The distance between them rapidly shrank.
Some of the Yue Yao's silhouettes suddenly disappeared, and the might of Arts and Techniques began to blossom. Some cultivators even took out their Transcendent Artifacts and attacked Lu Ye.
Even though Lu Ye had previously displayed extremely terrifying strength, the Thunder Light Sect's Yue Yao didn't feel much fear.
Suddenly, the might of Arts and Transcendent Artifacts enveloped Lu Ye's silhouette, instantly drowning him.
At this moment, Tian Yan suddenly cried out in alarm, "Careful!"
When he turned his head to look, he saw that Lu Ye, who should have been in the distance, had somehow appeared beside one of their Yue Yao like a ghost. His pitch-black saber slashed horizontally, carrying not the slightest bit of killing intent or aura.
The Yue Yao being targeted was the spell cultivator who had used the Arts and Techniques earlier. He had originally thought that he had succeeded, and had let his guard down. In the blink of an eye, that momentary lapse of concentration had turned into a fatal crisis.
He hurriedly tried to retreat, but he discovered that it was too late. In his haste, he could only activate the might of his Transcendent Artifact to protect himself.
Light suddenly erupted from his body. Immediately after, this light shattered, and his entire body stiffened as if he had been struck by lightning. His expression was one of terror. He had never imagined that the protective Transcendent Artifact he had placed such high hopes on wouldn't even be able to block a single attack from his opponent.
Although the grade of his Transcendent Artifact wasn't very high — only Five Star — it was still a protective Transcendent Artifact. No matter what, it shouldn't have been broken so easily.
He couldn't understand, and he couldn't think any further. This was because after his Transcendent Artifact was broken, another saber swiftly slashed down, directly splitting his body in half.
After the Mountain Pan Saber had been upgraded to a Transcendent Artifact, aside from becoming sharper, it was especially effective against protective Transcendent Artifacts. Under normal circumstances, even if Lu Ye wielded a Seven or Eight Star Saber, he wouldn't be able to slice through his opponent's defenses with a single slash. However, the Mountain Pan Saber could.
No blood flowed out. The instant the Yue Yao's body was split open, this Yue Yao turned into specks of light and shattered.
This undoubtedly meant that the other party was just a shadow, and it was unknown which era the cultivator was from.
Almost as soon as Lu Ye succeeded, several attacks mercilessly bombarded him from all directions. These space pirates didn't care about the life or death of their companions when they attacked, which was a testament to their ferocity. On the contrary, from their point of view, if this round of joint attacks could kill both their companions and Lu Ye, they would have profited.
Lu Ye drifted away, and in the blink of an eye, she appeared beside another Yue Yao.
Tian Yan's eyes were about to pop out of their sockets. He did not feel any heartache over the death of his subordinate Yue Yao. After all, he was not the true leader of the Thunder Light Sect. This was merely his status as the leader of the Thunder Light Sect. He did not have any actual relationship with Yue Yao. However, if too many of his subordinate Yue Yao died, it would not be beneficial to the development of his plan. It would also affect the rewards he would receive at the end of this training.
"How dare you!" He roared furiously as he charged toward Lu Ye. He wanted to save Yue Yao, who had been targeted. However, how could he possibly make it in time? Just as he made his move, Yue Yao, who had been targeted by him, turned into fluorescent light and dissipated.
After the first, there was a second. After the second, there was a third …
To Tian Yan's dismay, the Yue Yao under his command could not even touch the corner of his enemy's clothes. He did not know what kind of secret technique this leader of the Nine Heavens cultivated. He moved here and there like a ghost. There was no way to grasp any pattern to his movements.
If this were all, it would have been fine. However, the key was that the saber in his hand possessed an extremely terrifying destructive power. Even the second leader under his command, who was ranked in the top 1,000 of the Battle Roll, could not last more than three breaths of time against him. How could the other Yue Yao be a match for him?
The only one present who could fight against him was him!
However, the other party did not exchange blows with him at all. All he did was jump about and annoy him. As a member of the Stone Tribe, his physique was strong enough. However, when it came to speed and agility, he was far inferior to the other party.
He knew that if this continued, the Yue Yao under his command would probably all be slaughtered. Thus, he made a prompt decision and roared, "All of you, retreat!"
He was going to personally deal with this leader of the Nine Heavens! The other party did not dare to exchange blows with him. It was obvious that he had sensed that he was not someone to be trifled with.
The Yue Yao who had been lucky enough to survive had long been scared witless by Lu Ye's attacks. When they heard Tian Yan's command, how could they hesitate in the slightest? They all scattered like birds and beasts, fear lingering in their hearts.
Even so, Lu Ye had still managed to kill one of them.
Tian Yan had already charged over. His body, which looked like it had been carved out of stone, glowed with a bright light. His entire body swelled into a small giant, and a blazing light burst out from his eyes.
He clenched his hand into a fist and shot it out fiercely. He roared furiously, "Die!"
Lu Ye, who had just finished off one of the Yue Yao, suddenly turned around. Light flashed on the Pan Shan Saber, and the Divine Edge Spirit Patterns had already been added to it. He swung the saber to meet that massive fist.
In the instant that the fist and saber collided, the ferocious clash of powers turned into shock waves that could be seen with the naked eye. These shock waves spread out in all directions, enveloping a large part of the galaxy.
The overwhelming fury in Tian Yan's eyes turned into astonishment. His massive figure was sent flying backward. His vision turned upside down, and his expression was one of bewilderment and helplessness.
Even though he had already known that the paragon of the Nine Heavens was very strong before they had exchanged blows, it was only after they had actually exchanged blows that he discovered that the other party's strength was actually much stronger than he had imagined!
The terrifying power that came with the slash of the saber actually made even him feel ashamed of his inferiority.
This was the human race?
There were only a few races in the galaxy that could compete with the Stone Tribe in physical strength at the same cultivation level. However, this definitely did not include the human race.
What was with the terrifying power that the other party had suddenly released?
What made Tian Yan even more shocked was that he had clearly sensed that as the other party's saber slashed down, a crack had actually appeared on his fist!
This was a very inconceivable thing. Because in terms of the toughness of their physiques, the Stone Tribe could be ranked in the top three in the entire galaxy. A powerful physique had always been the foundation of their existence, and it was also the natural advantage of this race. Even compared to transcendent treasures of the same level, their physique was superior. Yet now, it had actually been broken by a single slash of the saber.
At first, he had thought that the paragon of the Nine Heavens had been avoiding him all this time because he was apprehensive of his strength. Now, after exchanging blows, he finally realized that this was not the case at all.
On the other side, Lu Ye's figure immediately stabilized after sliding for a dozen or so miles. It had to be said that the strength of a late-stage Yue Yao Stone Tribe member was indeed a little ridiculously strong. If it were not for the fact that he had reached the pinnacle of the Constellation Tier and had grown tremendously after reaching the Yue Yao Stone Tribe, he might not have been the other party's match in a clash of pure strength.
Without any pause, Lu Ye dragged his saber and charged forward.
Tian Yan had just managed to stabilize himself with great difficulty when he sensed an extremely ferocious aura swiftly rushing toward him. He roared furiously, his expression filled with defiance as he brazenly charged toward Lu Ye.
'I definitely didn't perform well just now!'
The two figures, one large and one small, clashed together. Fists bombarded the void, saber light bloomed wantonly, and magic power clashed endlessly.
After a short while, Tian Yan turned around and fled.
'I can't fight!'
This paragon of the Nine Heavens was too nimble, and he was always a beat slower. The other party's strength was even stronger than his, and his magic power seemed to be even purer and surging. What made him feel the most despair was the saber in the other party's hand. It was terrifyingly sharp, and his physique, which he had tempered all his life, was actually unable to block each slash.
In this short period of time, Tian Yan's whole body was covered in wounds. Moreover, he could clearly feel that there was actually a strange power lingering in these wounds, preventing them from healing.
For the time being, he still had the power to protect himself, but he was sure that if this continued, he would undoubtedly die!
While he still had some strength left, he naturally had to run as far as he could. As for the reward for this experiential training … He was about to lose his life, so what reward would he need?
This was not the first time he had failed in this experiential training, and Tian Yan had long since become accustomed to it. He naturally knew when to make a choice.
What made him feel fortunate was that the paragon of the Nine Heavens had no intention of hunting him down. He only watched as he fled into the depths of the galaxy.
However … he felt so sullen. He was clearly only one step away from success. Lu Ye of the Nine Heavens, Tian Yan imprinted this name deeply into his mind. Because there was no telling when he would encounter this figure again in future experiential training. At that time, he definitely could not become enemies with the other party.
The paragon had fled! Yue Yao had suffered heavy casualties.
The Thunder Light Pirate Gang instantly panicked. Originally, when Lu Ye was fighting with Tian Yan and the other Yue Yao pirates, the Thunder Light Pirate Gang was still chasing after the Nine Heavens Pirate Gang aggressively. However, with Lu Ye's return, the Thunder Light Pirate Gang also scattered.
Lu Ye returned to his main battleship. In the fierce battle just now, this main battleship had been beaten to a pulp, and many of the tiger shark battleships under his command had also suffered heavy losses.
"Paragon!" Zi Xiao led a group of pirates over to greet Lu Ye, a look of worship on his face.
Although they had been fleeing just now, they had also witnessed their paragon's invincibility with their own eyes. For these pirates, who were constantly on the brink of death, having such a paragon watching over them was undoubtedly a stabilizing force that made them feel at ease.
"How are the casualties?" Lu Ye asked.
Zi Xiao hurriedly replied, "We've lost about 30% of our men." And this was because Lu Ye's side had dealt with them quickly enough. Otherwise, the casualties would definitely have been much higher.
Lu Ye nodded. 30% was still within the acceptable range.
"What should we do next?" Zi Xiao asked.
The various changes just now were truly unexpected. The Nine Heavens Pirate Gang had originally cooperated with the Thunder Light Pirate Gang to hunt down the Black Cloud Fleet. In the end, their paragon had beaten the Thunder Light Pirate Gang to a pulp and even chased them away.
This was somewhat comical, but from Zi Xiao's point of view, this matter could not be blamed on the paragon. After all, the Thunder Light Pirate Gang was the one who attacked first. How could the paragon not retaliate when he was so strong?
Who would have thought that the Thunder Light Pirate Gang would be so weak and would be chased away by the paragon in just a few moves? He had followed the paragon for so many years, but he really did not know that his paragon's strength was so impressive.
Lu Ye turned to look at the battlefield.
The situation on the battlefield was very clear. Under the coordination of the Thunder Light Pirate Gang, the various pirate gangs had already gained the absolute upper hand against the Black Cloud Fleet. At this moment, the fleeing Black Cloud Fleet had also been surrounded by the pirate gangs, and there was nowhere for them to run.
(End of Chapter)
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