Hu Guang turned pale with fright. The Secret Technique of the Six-tailed Fox Clan was an extremely exquisite Illusion Technique. As an expert in Illusion Techniques himself, he immediately realized what was going on.
Lu Ye of the Three World Island was also proficient in Illusion Techniques and was even stronger than him!
Hu Guang's heart was filled with bitterness. He had never expected such a ridiculous thing to happen. How could a mere Human Race Weapon Cultivator cultivate such a profound and exquisite Illusion Technique?
It was laughable that he had wanted to attract Lu Ye's attention just now so that he could unleash the full power of his Secret Technique. Little did he know that this was exactly what Lu Ye wanted.
Furthermore, if it weren't for the fact that he was also activating a secret technique, he wouldn't have been so severely affected, even if his opponent was extremely proficient in this field. He was a late-stage Moon Jade cultivator with an extremely powerful soul, so how could he be so vulnerable?
Hu Guang was right. If Lu Ye had simply used the Blood Eye Spirit Rune to target him, he might have been affected, but it would not have had such a terrifying effect.
However, both of them were activating Secret Techniques of the same type. This was equivalent to the two of them wrestling in this domain. Lu Ye's Blood Eye Spirit Rune was, after all, an inheritance from the Blood Ancestor. How could the Six-tailed Fox Clan's Secret Technique compare to it? As a result, Hu Guang was not only affected by the Blood Eye Spirit Rune, but also suffered from the backlash of his Secret Technique being broken.
With both of these things happening at the same time, Hu Guang's situation became extremely bad.
In Bao Youyou's field of vision, after Hu Guang let out a fierce roar, he stood stiffly on the spot, staring blankly at Lu Ye. On the other hand, Lu Ye raised her long saber high, magic power surging from the blade as she prepared to slash down!
If this saber slashed down, Hu Guang would be doomed.
Bao Youyou's eyes were filled with anxiety, but it was quickly replaced by determination. Her figure, which was originally rushing towards Lu Ye, suddenly turned and rushed towards Hu Guang. With a roar, she suddenly revealed her Monster Race True Body. It was a lithe and slender leopard covered in tattooed patterns. Its left forelimb was missing because of the battle just now.
She opened her mouth, and a ball of dazzling light appeared in her mouth. She was about to spit it out at Lu Ye.
That was the Monster Core that she had cultivated for thousands of years. It was also a life-or-death technique. Under normal circumstances, the Monster Race would not use their Monster Cores to fight unless they had no other choice. That was because the risk was too great. Once the Monster Core was damaged, it would damage their foundation. If the Monster Core was destroyed, the result would be even worse.
Needless to say, Bao Youyou reacted quickly, and this was the only way she could save Hu Guang.
He spat out the Monster Core and compressed the violent energy within it to meet the incoming saber.
The moment they collided, Lu Ye's expression froze. An enormous pressure came from the front, and the terrifying power made it impossible for his blade to cut down quickly. It even showed signs of being pushed back.
As expected of the Monster Race's life-or-death technique, it really couldn't be underestimated.
"Wah …" Bao Youyou suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. She had used her Monster Core to meet the Mountain Coiling Saber. The moment they collided, her Monster Core was damaged, and the damage was directly reflected back to her body. She was extremely shocked. Her opponent's saber … how sharp was it? It actually broke through the dense Monster Core that had condensed around her Monster Core and left a hole in it.
How could she have known that Lu Ye's Mountain Coiling Saber was transformed from a powerful Soldier Race member? After he became a Yue Yao, the Mountain Coiling Saber had also undergone a transformation. It was originally incomparably sharp, and with the addition of the Divine Edge Spirit Marks added to it, it could be said that if Bao Youyou's Monster Core wasn't tough enough, the saber would have cut through it.
At this moment, the most appropriate response was undoubtedly to use her Monster Core to dodge the Mountain Coiling Saber. However, she couldn't do that because she was behind her Monster Core, and Hu Guang was behind her. If she really dodged, with the Mountain Coiling Saber's sharpness, the two of them would die together.
Not only couldn't she do that, but she also had to use her Monster Core with all her might.
Fortunately, the feedback she received from her Monster Core told her that she had the upper hand in this exchange. Lu Ye seemed to be on the verge of collapsing.
However, in the next moment, the momentum of Lu Ye's saber suddenly changed. The power of his saber layered over each other like waves.
Myriad Tidal Waves!
This was a reward from the Constellation Hall. It had helped Lu Ye a lot when he was in the Constellation Hall. It allowed him to barely resist Yue Yao's magic power with his spiritual power. However, as Lu Ye's cultivation grew, he rarely used it.
However, there was no such thing as a useless secret technique in this world. It all depended on whether the timing was right.
In the face of such a violent Monster Core, this Secret Technique was undoubtedly effective.
The pressure from the saber rapidly weakened. Lu Ye spun his saber, and the resplendent Monster Core was sent flying.
Bao Youyou's face turned pale. She could only watch as the saber slashed down at her. She no longer had the strength to resist. In her haste, she could only raise her right forelimb to block above her head. At the same time, her long leopard tail whipped out.
When the Mountain Saber fell, the huge leopard's body stiffened. Then, her right forelimb fell, and her entire body was split in half.
Another round of exclamations came from the cultivators watching the battle from afar.
Everything seemed complicated, but from the moment Hu Guang shouted Lu Ye's name, to the moment Bao Youyou rushed forward to block him, spitting out her Monster Core and risking her life to attack Lu Ye, only two breaths of time had passed.
In just two breaths of time, Yue Yao, a powerful Monster Core cultivator, was killed in front of everyone!
Everyone could only see Lu Ye's carefree expression. They couldn't help but be shocked by his terrifying strength. They finally understood the weight of being the strongest cultivator under the sun.
Bao Youyou's body split open. Blood burst out like a blooming flower, revealing Hu Guang behind her.
It was only now that Hu Guang's eyes gradually regained a trace of clarity.
Fortunately, Bao Youyou had used her tail to strike him before she died. The strength of that strike was extremely ingenious. It not only helped Hu Guang escape from the illusion, but it also didn't injure him in the slightest. Bao Youyou had even sent Hu Guang several hundred meters away.
The moment he regained his vision, Hu Guang saw a scene that made his eyes pop out of their sockets.
The huge leopard's body was split open, blood and organs spilling out. Hu Guang couldn't help but fall into a daze. He muttered, "Junior Sister Bao?"
As his voice fell, a thick murderous intent began to descend, as well as Lu Ye's figure that was several thousand feet away, rushing towards them.
Although Hu Guang didn't know exactly what had happened, he knew that Bao Youyou had died for him. His heart was filled with grief, but he forced himself to suppress it, because from the brief exchange just now, he knew one thing: he was definitely not a match for Lu Ye.
So, when he saw Lu Ye coming for him, he didn't even think about it. He turned around and fled.
He could already see Lionheart's figure rapidly approaching from afar, so as long as he could hold on for ten breaths, he had a chance to survive!
In the middle of a great battle, it was extremely unwise to leave one's back to the enemy, but Hu Guang had no other choice at this moment.
Seeing Hu Guang begin to flee, Lu Ye's eyes flashed and his Spiritual Energy surged. Using this as a foundation, he quickly drew the outline of the Divine Edge Divine Rune!
The Spirit Runes he obtained from the Talent Tree in his early years could only be drawn with spirit energy. They were the most orthodox Spirit Runes.
But after the transformation of the Talent Tree, these Spirit Runes were no longer limited to one method of display. Take the Divine Edge Divine Rune for example. If Lu Ye drew it with his spirit energy, it would become a Spirit Rune, but if he drew it with his Soul Force, it would become a Divine Rune.
When fighting with an enemy, Lu Ye rarely used Divine Runes because no matter what kind of enemy they were facing, their Soul defense was extremely important. Even if they didn't cultivate a defensive Soul Secret Technique, they would still have a Soul Treasure to protect their Spirit Sea. Rashly urging Soul Force to draw Divine Runes was a thankless task and would even affect one's performance.
Only when a cultivator reached the Sunshine level and had a qualitative leap in their Soul Force would they frequently urge their Soul Force in a fight.
Under normal circumstances, even if Lu Ye used Divine Runes to deal with Hu Guang, the effect wouldn't be too good. Hu Guang was from the Six-Tailed Demon Fox Clan, his Soul Force was definitely not weak.
But just now, his Secret Technique was broken and he had already suffered a considerable backlash. At this moment, his Soul Force was most likely unstable and his Soul Force defense would definitely be riddled with holes. This was a weakness that Lu Ye could target.
The formless Spiritual Energy took shape and transformed into an invisible arrow that shot towards Hu Guang.
There were some reckless Demon Clan Constellations blocking the way, but Lu Ye casually killed them.
In front of him, Hu Guang grunted, but his speed didn't decrease at all. Seeing this, Lu Ye didn't hold back and continued to draw Divine Edge Divine Runes, attacking forward like a tide.
Hu Guang's Soul Force defense really couldn't block such an attack. After Lu Ye activated nearly twenty Divine Edge Divine Runes in a row, Hu Guang suddenly screamed and fell to the ground.
Lu Ye quickly crossed the distance of several hundred feet and stepped on Hu Guang's back. In his perception, Hu Guang's aura had become extremely weak. His entire body was drenched in sweat and trembling uncontrollably. This was undoubtedly a sign that his Soul Force had suffered extremely serious injuries. At this moment, even his consciousness was probably blurred.
Otherwise, he would still have the strength to fight and wouldn't have been trampled by Lu Ye like this.
This was the time to kill a thief!
Lu Ye raised his long saber and was about to slash down.
"Stop!" An angry roar came from afar. It was Lionheart, who had hurriedly rushed back. In fact, when Lionheart was rushing back, the Talent Tree Avatar had tried to stop him, but without the Blade Gourd, the Talent Tree Avatar could only use limited methods. Moreover, Lu Ye's main body was fighting with all his strength and lacked control over the Talent Tree Avatar, so he couldn't stop Lionheart.
Lionheart had seen the scene of Bao Youyou's tragic death from afar, and his heart was bleeding, but he was powerless to stop it. Now that Hu Guang was about to die, he could no longer hold back. Unfortunately, he had just been lured out and would need some time to rush back.
Lu Ye tilted his head and saw Lionheart's enraged expression from afar. He bent down and reached out, grabbing the unconscious Hu Guang by the hair and lifting him up. Then, he kicked Hu Guang's calf, forcing him to kneel with his back facing Lu Ye and facing Lionheart. Lu Ye stood behind Hu Guang, the Mountain Saber in his hand held horizontally to Hu Guang's neck!
(End of Chapter)
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