Chapter 2898: The Strength of Fu Wei

The strength of the Divination Clan is closely tied to their individual destiny.

Fu Wei knew that his increase in strength was entirely due to Lu Ye. He wasn't sure what Lu Ye had done recently, only that Zhu Yin mentioned he had entered the River of Time, and then his power began to skyrocket.

Compared to the day he allied with Lu Ye against Xuan Wuzong, his current strength was significantly greater. Therefore, if anyone could withstand a Half-Saint now, Fu Wei felt it had to be him.

While he felt this way, it was a Half-Saint after all, so Fu Wei was naturally apprehensive.

Half-Saints... before, such beings didn't exist in the Star Abyss. They had only appeared recently with the merging of the Source World. Fu Wei didn't know how strong these Half-Saints truly were, but it was rumored that even without the amplification of a Dao Integration Orb, they were stronger than the Ten City Lords.

Moreover, he could tell at a glance that the Feather Clan Half-Saint he was about to face possessed an incredibly sharp supreme treasure!

He had to stop them, otherwise, the Divination Clan might face annihilation!

With these thoughts swirling in his mind, Fu Wei approached Scarlet Refining City, his aura locking onto Zhi Fei from a distance.

Zhi Fei cast a cold glance, let out a snort, and with a wave of her hand, a crimson beam shot towards Fu Wei. Her posture was casual, as if she were about to crush an ant.

Up to this point in the siege, Scarlet Refining City had not been without resistance. Yuan Xi had even led several deputy city lords out of the city to confront Zhi Fei personally. However, even with multiple deputy city lords working together, they couldn't withstand a single attack from Zhi Fei. Three of them were severely wounded, startling Yuan Xi and Chang Ming, who had no choice but to retreat into the city with the remaining deputy city lords.

Unable to fight outside the city, they could only rely on the grand formation within.

This was also why Zhi Fei could break the formation alone without interference; no one had the ability to stop her. Even the city's grand formation had little effect on Zhi Fei; she could easily withstand its power.

In Zhi Fei's eyes, apart from a fellow named Lu Ye who was barely worth a glance, everyone else in the Star Abyss was merely an ant-like existence.

In recent days, she and Ming Feng, along with Mo Duo, had gathered considerable intelligence on the Star Abyss's powerhouses from Hong Tu and Gu Mingyue.

She had never met Lu Ye, but she wouldn't mistake a human's physique.

The newcomer was clearly not human, and thus not Lu Ye.

Therefore, Zhi Fei didn't pay any attention to Fu Wei.

The crimson beam arrived incredibly fast, striking Fu Wei before he could even react. His entire strength was a gift from Lu Ye, and his personal cultivation had stopped before Dao Integration. Moreover, he had spent most of his life in seclusion in the Divination Clan's ancestral land, so he lacked extensive combat experience.

The crimson beam hit Fu Wei squarely, sending him tumbling through the air in a most undignified manner.

Inside the city, Chang Ming stared in disbelief, "Is that it?"

Yuan Xi had placed great hopes on Fu Wei, leading Chang Ming to believe he possessed extraordinary abilities. Yet, he was defeated by a casual strike from Zhi Fei!

This was simply too weak, and Fu Wei's performance seemed incredibly foolish.

"He won't die that easily!" Yuan Xi, however, remained calm.

Chang Ming didn't know Fu Wei well, but Yuan Xi certainly did. Fu Wei's greatest strength was his resilience. When Baxia perished, he had passed down the Divination Clan's supreme treasure, a tortoise shell.

Although there was no sign of Fu Wei using his supreme treasure, it was impossible for Zhi Fei to kill him with a single blow.

Sure enough, as Yuan Xi finished speaking, the tumbling figure slowly came to a halt. Fu Wei rubbed his chest, grimacing. "That hurt!"

It was fortunate he had been cautious, constantly channeling his Dao power to protect himself on the way. Otherwise, he might not have withstood that blow.

The pain fueled his anger. He glared fiercely at Zhi Fei, who stood before Yuan Xi City, and roared, "Where did this stinking woman come from, daring to hit your grandpa? Watch me kill you!"

Outside Yuan Xi City, there were two Half-Saint battlefields: Blood Scourge against Ming Feng, and Si Shengya against Mo Duo. Both battles were fiercely contested. Overall, Blood Scourge was slightly disadvantaged, while Si Shengya held a decisive upper hand.

As Fu Wei's words fell, both battlefields momentarily fell silent.

Blood Scourge even stole a glance at Fu Wei amidst the chaos and couldn't help but give him a thumbs-up. "Bold!"

The Feather Clan was a major clan in the Source World, and Zhi Fei held a position of high authority within it. She had always been aloof and, as a Half-Saint, had never been insulted like this before.

Blood Scourge had also spent some time in the Source World and had previously been with Zhi Fei, so he naturally knew her temperament.

This Divination Clan member was young after all. Even if he lost in battle to Zhi Fei, at least it would be a quick end. But now that he had enraged her, he likely wouldn't have a good outcome.

As expected, the moment Fu Wei's words finished, Zhi Fei sharply turned her head towards him, her beautiful eyes brimming with fury, almost overflowing.

She raised her hand again, and the crimson beam reappeared as before, but this time it wasn't just one; instead, a continuous stream of more than ten beams shot out, like chasing stars and racing the moon.

Fu Wei's neck recoiled in fear, realizing he had pushed things too far.

His nature wasn't to boast in battle. It was a characteristic of the Divination Clan; his ancestors had taught him from a young age that if he could win, he should fight, but if he couldn't, fleeing was not shameful.

The reason he acted this way was simply to provoke Zhi Fei and make her lose focus and energy.

The more he could tie up Zhi Fei's attention, the longer Scarlet Refining City could hold out. He had never intended to defeat Zhi Fei on his own; that was unrealistic. He only wanted to entangle her and at least delay her siege of the city.

The effect of his words was remarkable, surpassing Fu Wei's expectations.

Seeing the murderous intent in the Feather Clan Half-Saint's eyes, he dared not delay and quickly summoned his clan's supreme artifact.

It was at this moment that he suddenly felt an immense crisis descend upon him.

Violent impacts reverberated through the tortoise shell supreme treasure. Most of the attacks he could block, but one hidden strike made his entire body tremble violently, almost shattering his defenses.

Fu Wei broke out in a cold sweat, realizing that Zhi Fei had just used the power of her own supreme treasure. She had concealed that powerful strike within the numerous crimson beams, and if Fu Wei hadn't been inherently cautious, he would have suffered greatly.

"He blocked it!" Inside Scarlet Refining City, Chang Ming was stunned.

Just a short while ago, he had personally experienced Zhi Fei's terror and believed that even within Scarlet Refining City's influence, he absolutely couldn't withstand a single attack from her with his own strength.

Yet, Fu Wei, who had just appeared so dishevelled, had now blocked Zhi Fei's attack for a second time.

This guy... how is he so strong?

True, there had been news that Fu Wei and Lu Ye had collaborated to force back Xuan Wuzong, but Lu Ye was the main force in that battle, and Fu Wei was merely assisting. In reality, he had only barely touched the threshold of the Ten City Lords' power.

How much time had passed for him to now be able to resist a Half-Saint's attack on his own?

And this was a Half-Saint amplified by an Emperor-tier Dao Integration Orb!

Chang Ming realized he couldn't understand Fu Wei, just as he couldn't understand Lu Ye. The growth speed of these two individuals was simply astonishing.

Beside him, Yuan Xi slowly exhaled, her apprehension easing.

When Fu Wei had initially offered to contain Zhi Fei, she naturally hadn't agreed, but he had sworn confidently that he could do it.

Even so, Yuan Xi couldn't truly relax until the outcome was clear.

Only now, witnessing it firsthand, did she realize Fu Wei truly possessed this capability.

In contrast to her reaction, Zhi Fei was suddenly startled. She finally began to seriously observe Fu Wei, finding it highly unusual that an ant she thought she could easily kill had blocked her attacks twice.

Especially the second time, she had secretly used the Heaven-Weaving Needle, intending to kill her opponent with a single blow.

The ability to block her supreme treasure's strike indicated that the newcomer possessed Half-Saint level strength!

Hong Tu and Gu Mingyue were truly useless; they had no idea such a powerful individual existed in the Star Abyss. This was troublesome. She had originally hoped to break through Scarlet Refining City with her own power, but with a Half-Saint level expert suddenly appearing, how could she now breach the city?

With a thought, Zhi Fei immediately floated forward, heading directly towards Fu Wei with murderous intent.

Instead of standing there and being entangled by the enemy, it was better to take the initiative, kill him, and free herself.

Zhi Fei could sense that while the newcomer's strength was barely at the Half-Saint level, his cultivation realm was only Dao Integration. Therefore, she was capable of killing him.

At this moment, Fu Wei held the tortoise shell supreme treasure in his hand. He was about to brave it out and hurl another insult, but before he could open his mouth, Zhi Fei had already charged towards him.

Startled, he turned and fled!

In the Phoenix Nest, Lu Ye stood still, his expression exceedingly strange.

With the help of the Dragon Scroll, he had complete knowledge of the battle at Scarlet Refining City and truly hadn't expected Fu Wei to step forward at such a crucial moment.

He had originally planned to intervene himself.

However, with Fu Wei now involved, he was in no hurry to go to Scarlet Refining City.

With a thought, Lu Ye spoke, "Old Tree, take me somewhere."

The Primordial Firmiana asked, "Where?"

Lu Ye named a location.

The Primordial Firmiana immediately understood. "Indeed, a good opportunity!" As it spoke, it channeled its power to conjure a portal before Lu Ye.

A short while later, Lu Ye passed through the portal and arrived at a certain location in the Star Abyss.

Looking up, a magnificent grand city stood before him—it was Xiao Qianchen's Eternal City!

Unlike the other Ten Dao Integration Cities, which were surrounded by numerous smaller Dao Integration Cities like stars orbiting the moon, Eternal City now stood isolated.

This was understandable. Xiao Qianchen had cultivated Eternal City for countless millennia, building immense prestige. After Eternal City was breached a few days prior and occupied by Half-Saints, the Dao Integration Cities originally affiliated with Xiao Qianchen naturally fled.

The three Half-Saints from the Source World paid little attention to these Dao Integration Cities. From their perspective, no one in the entire Star Abyss, apart from the Ten City Lords, was worth noting.

This was why Eternal City currently found itself in this peculiar, solitary state.

There were indeed some cultivators in the city, though not many. They had all been transferred from Hundred Battles City and Thousand Streams City.

After all, once Eternal City fell into the hands of the Half-Saints, they still needed suitable personnel to guard the city. They couldn't leave an empty city; who would watch over the Dao Integration Orb then?