Chapter 2336 - 2334: Severing One Finger

The battles at the Baiyu Platform gradually became clear.

Though the number of puppets under the Jellyfish Star Beast was not small, the combination of Solar Flames and Moonless was too powerful, with a Blood Owl supporting them from the sidelines.

As the three worked together, the puppets fell one by one in battle.

During this time, the Jellyfish Star Beast tried to control several puppets to conceal and escape, but its plans were thwarted by the Blood Owl.

After nearly half a day, the earth-shattering clash finally came to an end.

With the last puppet slain, the rippling aftermath of Dao force gradually calmed.

On the platform, three figures stood, each in a state of disarray. Even the strongest, Solar Flames, bore numerous wounds, while Blood Owl was the most miserable, with half its body battered and barely holding on, appearing as if it could collapse at any moment.

But Solar Flames did not show any sign of joy, for he knew that the end of this battle did not mean the end of the struggle. On the contrary, the real crisis was just beginning.

Because outside, there was still a group of enemies!

During the previous battle, they had never shown themselves, likely waiting for this very moment.

He was also awaiting this moment!

Once the last enemy was dealt with, he and Moonless would become the Star Abyss Heirs of this generation, enjoying endless glory.

As expected, when a ripple passed through the Void, two familiar figures slowly emerged—none other than the human race combat cultivator and the golden-haired female archer.

When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman reaps the benefit.

Lu Ye and Su Yan stood quietly outside the Baiyu Platform, watching him.

The plan was executed smoothly. Though the sudden appearance of Blood Owl seemed to assist Solar Flames and Moonless, it also gave them the confidence to take on the Jellyfish Star Beast and forced Solar Flames to make a choice.

Among the remaining enemies, the Jellyfish Star Beast posed a greater threat to Solar Flames because of its tangible puppets, while Su Yan mastered the mysterious Escape Technique, which he had no quick means to counter.

Considering this, Solar Flames naturally decided to eliminate the Jellyfish Star Beast first, as he had no other choice.

This was precisely what Lu Ye hoped for.

Now that the Jellyfish Star Beast was dead, both Solar Flames and Moonless were heavily drained. Victory in this struggle was within reach.

Moonless and Blood Owl hurriedly gathered around Solar Flames, unable to recover.

"You've come just in time, waited long?" Although Solar Flames looked disheveled, he showed no fear. He stood within a Dao Pool, absorbing the abundant Dao force as he spoke.

Lu Ye and Su Yan did not respond. In a rivalry of life and death, there was nothing to discuss; it was a matter of proving oneself in action.

Su Yan raised her bow and knocked the string. A point of golden light flashed by, suddenly transforming into countless smaller golden lights. In the next instant, a rain of arrows enveloped the area where Solar Flames stood.

Meanwhile, Lu Ye also made his move. Using Su Yan's strike as cover, he employed the one exotic treasure he possessed.

It was the Spirit-Binding Lock previously obtained from the Blood Race Dao Fusion.

This item was originally entrusted to Su Yan, but Lu Ye had requested it because he intended to use it against Solar Flames.

Solar Flames was indeed an unprecedented foe. At the Dao Fusion level, Lu Ye had never encountered such a strong enemy. Although he was confident that he and Su Yan could handle this enemy together, to avoid unnecessary delays, a swift resolution was necessary.

Using the exotic treasure was the best choice. It could restrain the enemy; as long as Solar Flames was bound, he wouldn't be able to use his tactics.

Though the duration of the treasure's binding effect on Solar Flames was uncertain—it could be one breath, three breaths, or longer—but once bound, it offered a chance to swiftly deal with him.

However, just as Lu Ye was about to deploy the Spirit-Binding Lock, he frowned because his doppelganger approaching Solar Flames clearly saw some peculiar changes occurring with Solar Flames.

A layer of bright golden light, like an eggshell, enveloped him.

This is...

In an instant, Lu Ye's mind raced, and with a flicker of Mental Consciousness, the Spirit-Binding Lock was unleashed. Originally intended to bind Solar Flames, this exotic treasure transformed into a stream of light and aimed at Moonless.

As the rain of arrows dispersed, Solar Flames emerged through the layer of golden light completely unscathed. Not only that, but within the next breath, he faced three concentrated attacks from Su Yan, stood unmoved, and swiftly advanced to their location.

Lu Ye unsheathed the Boulder Mountain Saber at his waist and slashed forward, but was met with a frenzy of uncontrollable power.

His blood Qi surged, and his form was sent flying, with Su Yan beside him caught in the same plight.

Emboldened by his momentum, Solar Flames pursued relentlessly, intent on capturing the enemies in one fell swoop. Yet, even as their forms were sent airborne, Su Yan had already activated the Space Secret Technique, teleporting them to a distant spot.

Before, with such teleportation, Solar Flames wouldn't have been able to trace her. But now, the stellar space fragment is only so large; she can't escape far. So with merely a sweep of his Mental Consciousness, Solar Flames detected the presence of Lu Ye and Su Yan, transforming into a dazzling beam of golden light that pursued them furiously.

At the same time, his voice conveyed to Blood Owl, "Protect Moonless! If she dies, you die!"

On Baiyu Platform, Blood Owl's expression was indifferent. Beside her, Moonless remained rigid, bound by a rope-like exotic treasure emitting a luminous aura, unable to move.

Suddenly, an intense sense of unease arose within her as she slowly turned her head to gaze at Blood Owl.

Though she felt it unlikely that Blood Owl would act unwisely against her at such a time, the sense of danger was undeniably real.

She had no idea what was happening.

But she quickly understood, because as her gaze shifted, the Blood Owl's body strangely squirmed and transformed into the appearance of that human race combat cultivator!

So that's how it is!

It really is like this!

Yet neither she nor Brother Solar Flames detected any flaw from start to finish.

The doppelganger had already reached in front of Moonless, standing before this petite woman, looking down at her condescendingly: "Any last words?"

Moonless was attempting to break free from her bindings, but she frustratingly discovered that, despite being at the Peak Dao Fusion, even without counting the Dao force loss, this exotic treasure could at least bind her for 5 breaths of time.

5 breaths... the distance between life and death.

She said nothing, even if there were last words, there was no need to say them to the enemy.

She just glanced one last time in the direction of Solar Flames, hoping she would die silently, not disturbing her companion who was pursuing the enemy.

The doppelganger struck with a palm.

In the distance, while constantly escaping, Lu Ye transmitted to Su Yan who was incessantly attempting to attack Solar Flames: "He used an exotic treasure, probably exchanged from the treasure vault, as long as the power of the exotic treasure lasts, he's almost invincible."

This exotic treasure is similar to a Nine Provinces Golden Body Token, though not truly invincible, it's something like it, but its defense can't be breached by a common Dao Fusion cultivator.

Lu Ye previously wanted to exchange for this exotic treasure from the treasure vault, but unfortunately, he couldn't gather enough Star Abyss coins.

Unexpectedly, Solar Flames exchanged for one here.

According to the original plan, he was supposed to use the Spirit-Binding Lock against Solar Flames, and once this formidable enemy was dealt with, the remaining Moonless would be easy prey, doomed to die eventually.

But just as Lu Ye was about to take action, he sensed something was amiss.

If he really used the Spirit-Binding Lock on Solar Flames at that critical moment, Lu Ye wasn't sure if it would be effective, and even if it were, with Solar Flames' strength, he would quickly free himself, while being bound, he would almost be invincible.

If so, it would be a waste of this lone exotic treasure in hand.

So Lu Ye made a decisive change in his target, instead using the Spirit-Binding Lock on Moonless.

In combat, rather than injuring ten fingers, it's better to cut off one, this principle Lu Ye understood well.

Now that Moonless is dead, only Solar Flames remains, although he employs the might of the exotic treasure with formidable defense, it has a time limit, just delaying until the exotic treasure's power wanes would suffice.

As for how long this time is, Lu Ye doesn't know, but it can't be too long.

Although Moonless' death was not too loud, the vitality dispersion was impossible to hide, almost instantly at Moonless' demise, Solar Flames, while pursuing Lu Ye and Su Yan, sensed it.

He couldn't help but tremble in his heart...

He couldn't fathom how Moonless died, he had clearly warned the Blood Owl!

Moreover, from the Blood Owl's standpoint, there was no reason to target Moonless.

Yet the result was Moonless truly died, and the killer must be that Blood Owl.

Suppressing the fury in his heart, Solar Flames fiercely punched out, the power of this punch caused the Void ahead to tremble and distort.

Su Yan, while bringing Lu Ye, was urging the Space Secret Technique, and under this interference, the two suddenly fell out of a distance far from where Su Yan originally intended to teleport.

"Senior Brother Lu, we can't delay any longer," Su Yan softly spoke.

Solar Flames' combat experience is terrifyingly remarkable, having found a way to counteract Su Yan's Escape Technique in a very short time.

It's not exactly a counter, but rather he seized a fleeting moment of interference.

The methods Lu Ye previously employed constituted the real counter, because that was the subtlety of Space Power utilization.

The situation with Solar Flames is different, he doesn't understand Space Power, but instead, directly utilizes very powerful Dao force to execute a correct interference at a crucial moment.

This results in Su Yan's Escape Technique unable to be fully executed, causing the Teleportation distance to be very short, and under such circumstances, forcefully utilizing the Escape Technique is dangerous, possibly falling into a space rift due to interference.

Falling into the first layer of a space rift, she can still find the way back, but if she falls into the second layer, she'll be lost within.

Lu Ye also realized this point, and it's undeniable that facing such a formidable enemy, no pre-determined plan is foolproof.

No one can predict the future, all plans are merely a general framework, and various detailed changes can affect the overall course of the plan.

"Then let's fight him head-on!" Lu Ye immediately made a decision.

Escaping was just a more convenient way to defeat the enemy, but that doesn't mean we lack the capability to engage the enemy directly.

As the words fell, a Void Spirit Runes appeared at Lu Ye's feet, and in the next moment, the doppelganger returned!

Dao force surged, and the As-Close-As-Siblings Dao Runes rapidly spread and sketched across his body, Lu Ye transmitted to Su Yan, "Link your Qi machine to mine, form the Three Talents Array!"

Su Yan naturally was obedient to Lu Ye, immediately channeling her Qi machine, and in the next moment, she revealed a surprised expression.