Sage of Humanity

At this moment, Lu Ye had already rushed out of the range covered by the main battlefield, but his expression became even more solemn because the Blood Sea was getting closer behind him.

Even though he activated the Blood Escape Technique, he couldn't shake it off.

The difference in cultivation realm was too great; speed-wise he indeed couldn't match the opponent.

Initially, Lu Ye had only suspected Li Qi to be a mole, but now he could almost confirm it because he keenly sensed Li Qi's presence still in the Blood Sea without taking any action.

Du Feng really died unjustly; a few days ago he narrowly escaped a disaster, probably never expecting to die here today.

What to do? Numerous thoughts churned in Lu Ye's mind; being pursued by Dao Fusion cultivators, and two of them, with the distance so close, even if he used a doppelganger it's too late because the Blood Race Dao Fusion's Mental Consciousness had been locked onto him all this while, making it impossible to deceive the opponent.

Delving deeper, the enemy was willing to expose Li Qi's presence just to target him, obviously having been eyeing him for a while!

Because of the Crane Wings Array? There was no other possibility aside from that.

An array that could interest the Military Affairs Office would naturally catch the enemy's interest too. Lu Ye had long realized the existence of the Crane Wings Array would attract the enemy's attention, but he never thought the enemy would value it so much, to the extent of deploying a Dao Fusion mole against him.

So, the attack on the Fengji Stronghold this time was clearly a trap, a setup to lure him in!

No fear of thieves stealing, only of thieves dwelling, such matters are impossible to guard against. If not today, then tomorrow; if not the Fengji Stronghold incident, then the Huoji Stronghold.

There's no escaping, the speed difference between them is too great.

Suddenly, Lu Ye stopped his steps, and the next moment, the Blood Sea enveloped him, blood-red soaked his vision, and two auras attacked from left and right.

"Oh?" A voice on the left sounded slightly surprised, "Why did you stop running?"

Lu Ye ignored it, turning his head to look towards the source of the aura on the right, speaking in a low voice, "Li Qi?"

No one responded, after a while, a figure slowly emerged within the hazy blood-red, standing three meters away from Lu Ye.

This was a middle-aged man wearing a blue robe, his face bore the steadiness of time, his sword-like eyebrows giving a sense of resolve.

Li Qi's appearance wasn't particularly outstanding, yet he had a sense of uprightness and neutrality, making it hard to believe such a person could be a mole for the Blood Race!

As their eyes met, Li Qi showed a look of appreciation, "You are very smart!"

He had already seen that Lu Ye had guessed his identity.

The Blood Race Dao Fusion's voice drifted, "Smart people usually don't live long!"

Lu Ye suddenly turned his head, "Come kill me! Dare you?"

Even at the cost of revealing a Dao Fusion mole, the enemy targeted him for the Crane Wings Array; in other words, he still held substantial value, which is why Lu Ye stopped knowing he couldn't escape.

He possessed valuable interest to the enemy, so they wouldn't kill him immediately, which presented an opportunity!

The Blood Race's voice paused, immediately the Blood Sea surged, and Lu Ye grunted, his body hunching, blood leaking from the corner of his mouth.

The Blood Race Dao Fusion's voice sounded, "I can beat you up! If you're smart, you better behave."

Lu Ye suddenly lost spirit, standing upright, lifting a hand to wipe his mouth.

The Blood Race spoke again, "Mission accomplished, on the battlefield, will you take action, or shall I?"

This time for Lu Ye, the Insect and Blood Races paid a considerable price; with Lu Ye now captured, naturally it's time to end this battle. Either of them returning to the battlefield could slaughter without restraint.

Li Qi standing before Lu Ye remained silent.

The Blood Race Dao Fusion sneered, "Still hoping to go back?"

Li Qi did not deny, "Perhaps there's a chance if I hadn't been exposed; continuing to lurk would benefit the overall situation." Though going against will, he was still of the human race, having lived this way for years, suddenly needing to defect left him somewhat reluctant.

"Stop fantasizing." The Blood Race Dao Fusion snorted coldly, "Don't take others for fools; after today, you'll certainly be suspected, and..." He paused, looking towards Lu Ye, "This kid's group is already widely proclaiming your identity as a mole."

With the Insect Matriarch's contact, even though he remained here, he could ascertain the situation on the battlefield.

"Then forget it." Li Qi's expression bore helplessness and regret, "You take action; I… am still of the human race!"

"Ridiculous!" The Blood Race Dao Fusion snorted coldly and vanished.

The Blood Sea dissipated; Lu Ye's eyelids lowered, his expression matching Li Qi's, both regretting yet feeling helpless.

Because there was just a chance.

If Li Qi had left, leaving the Blood Race Dao Fusion behind, Lu Ye might have had the capital to make a gamble! He was definitely outmatched by the Blood Race Dao Fusion in terms of strength, but under the suppression of saintliness, it was yet uncertain how much power the opponent could exert.

Fate wasn't in favor, Li Qi chose to stay.

This gave Lu Ye headaches.

According to his previous estimation, Li Qi's strength was significantly superior, making frontal confrontation unwise, risking exposure of his secrets.

Lu Ye was pondering when Li Qi suddenly spoke: "Young friend, I won't make things difficult for you, don't make things difficult for me, okay?"

Lu Ye turned to look at him, and said blandly: "What's it like being a dog for the Blood Race?"

In this battle, our side is bound to suffer heavy losses, whether the Crane Wings Camp can escape alive is still unknown, I only hope they followed my advice to rapidly withdraw from the battlefield.

A flash of embarrassment and anger crossed Li Qi's face, and he snorted coldly: "What do you know?"

If not for being careless back then and falling into the dark, he wouldn't have done today's deed. He, Li Qi, didn't he have a heart full of ambition to vanquish the evils of this world when he was young?

But in life, nine out of ten things don't go as one wishes.

Too lazy to waste more words with Lu Ye, he extended his hand: "Hand over everything on you that can contact the outside world, and your storage ring too!"

Lu Ye fell silent for a moment, considering whether to strike; at such close distance, if Li Qi was careless, he might have the chance to succeed. With his current burst of power of ninety-three Dao, he might be able to kill him instantly.

But while pondering, Lu Ye gave up on the idea; the strength disparity was significant, the risk too high.

He took out his Alliance Guard Token and Falcon Token, along with his storage ring, and tossed them out.

There wasn't much valuable inside the storage ring. Lu Ye mainly stored his belongings in the Small Flower World; losing it didn't matter, no need to feel heartache.

Li Qi took them, his Mental Consciousness swept over Lu Ye several times to confirm there was nothing overlooked, then he squeezed forcefully, crushing the tokens into fragments, cutting off Lu Ye's possibility of outside contact, and gestured: "Follow me!"

Lu Ye skimmed along, keeping pace, appearing quite cooperative.

Li Qi was undoubtedly very satisfied with this, as the two of them skimmed forward one after the other.

After not walking far, Lu Ye turned his head to glance back, but the situation on the battlefield was no longer visible, and he didn't know how things were with the Crane Wings Camp.

At this time, the entire district, at every stronghold, the originally intense battles suddenly became clear, because the Insect and Blood Races had inexplicably withdrawn their forces.

Just as they had suddenly launched an attack, this left many Dao Fusion bewildered.

Fengchen Stronghold, the stronghold governed by Zi Ying, at this moment her dark brows were tightly knit, watching the enemy troops withdraw.

This stronghold's original Dao Fusion governor had been killed in a battle a month ago, so the Military Affairs Office responded to Huang Quan's request, dispatching Zi Ying here to hold the position.

With her strength, she's qualified to guard an entire battle zone, currently stationed at Fengchen Stronghold, naturally holding firm like a fortress.

In today's battle, the enemy's Dao Fusion was completely suppressed by her, if it weren't for being a Blood Race, she might have already killed him. Unfortunately, the Blood Race's strength was less than hers, but their life-preserving skills were notable, failed to succeed.

In the stronghold, cheers erupted, many had heard of Zi Ying's reputation, and today seeing her display dominance, naturally, admiration abounded.

But Zi Ying wasn't too elated; she just had a vague sense that something was off about this battle.

She took out the Governor's Token, and after investigating, her expression changed drastically.

Someone had sent her messages earlier, but she had always been in combat with the enemy, with no time to investigate until now.

It was Wang Xun who contacted her, informing her about the battle at Fengji Stronghold.

What shocked her was that the governor of Fengji Stronghold, Li Qi, turned out to be a dark agent, and this time he cooperated with a Blood Race Dao Fusion to kill Du Feng, with Lu Ye's whereabouts unknown while being pursued by the enemy's Dao Fusion!

The current losses at Fengji Stronghold are significant; the Crane Wings Camp, thanks to Lu Ye's prior warning, isn't weak in overall strength, so after making a minor sacrifice, they broke through the encirclement and are now escaping.

Zi Ying first thought was to go and rescue not only the Crane Wings Camp but also Lu Ye.

But she quickly dismissed the notion.

She is currently holding the position here, able to repel the invading enemies; if she leaves, no one could guarantee if the withdrawing enemy forces wouldn't return.

If that happened, Fengji Stronghold and this place couldn't be held, and the entire Huang Quan's battle zone would fall into a severe disadvantage.

She tried to contact Lu Ye but couldn't reach him at all, knowing if he were captured, the enemy wouldn't give him a chance to communicate with the outside.

Filled with regret, she never expected that the person she valued would fall just like this!

What's more, at this moment she couldn't even determine Lu Ye's life or death.

Calming her mind, she contacted Wang Xun, carefully inquiring about the situation at that time, suddenly realizing, it must have been the Crane Wings Array that caught the enemy's attention, prompting the Blood Race Dao Fusion to target Lu Ye. If so, then Lu Ye shouldn't be in immediate danger.

The enemy would certainly take Lu Ye back to the insect hive to probe about the Crane Wings Array.

Given the Insect Matriarch's methods, any secrets on Lu Ye would be unearthed, and at that point, he'd lose all value, leading to certain death!

Thinking this, Zi Ying sighed.

If she hadn't agreed to Du Feng's request earlier, if she hadn't let the Crane Wings Camp accompany Du Feng to support Fengji Stronghold, the subsequent events wouldn't have occurred.

But she also hadn't expected Li Qi to be a dark agent; regretting now is futile.

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