Chapter 2899: Weaving Scarlet's Fury

At this time, many cultivators were busy in Eternal City. This was simply because the defensive formation had been breached during the previous assault and now needed to be repaired.

However, repairing the defensive formation of a Top Ten Dao Integration City was no simple task; naturally, not much progress had been made in the past few days.

This was also the primary reason Lu Ye chose to come to Eternal City, as he knew its grand formation was broken and not yet restored, making it the most opportune time to strike. Missing this chance would make a forced assault much harder once the formation was fully repaired.

Glancing at the massive city ahead, Lu Ye didn't hesitate, flashing forward.

Two breaths later, the busy cultivators in the city suddenly sensed something. They looked up into the depths of the void, their faces filled with horror. A massive, unparalleled blade light suddenly appeared, imbued with the power to destroy all things, and fiercely slashed down.

When the blade light struck the city, the mighty metropolis trembled. Countless buildings collapsed, the shockwave swept through, and numerous lives were extinguished.

Outside Scarlet Flame City, Fu Wei was in a sorry state. He had successfully angered the Feather Clan Half-Saint, Zhi Fei, with his words and fended off her furious assault, which had impressed onlookers.

However, the subsequent scene was horrendous. Faced with Zhi Fei's wild offensive, he was utterly powerless to resist. He could only fully activate the power of his clan's supreme treasure, curling into a ball and scrambling to flee under its protection. Yet, he couldn't match Zhi Fei's speed at all, so he was left with no choice but to take the blows; even escape was a luxury. Fortunately, the supreme treasure's defense was robust, so despite his miserable appearance, Fu Wei was actually unharmed.

Zhi Fei, however, was furious and incredulous. The destructive power of the Feather Clan's supreme treasure, the Sky-Weaving Needle, was virtually unstoppable, yet today it had been blocked by a turtle shell. She had activated the Needle's power multiple times, but had consistently failed to breach Fu Wei's defenses. Secretly, she was shocked: how could this turtle shell supreme treasure be so incredibly hard?

What she didn't know was that this treasure had been passed down through generations of the Divination Clan. It was originally an item from the very first Divination Clan member in the world, and had been continuously nurtured by successive generations. In terms of grade alone, this turtle shell was even slightly higher in quality than the Immovable Mountain Blade. As a defensive supreme treasure by nature, it naturally countered the Sky-Weaving Needle.

The more this was the case, the angrier Zhi Fei became. Ming Feng and Mo Duo were each facing powerful enemies. Ming Feng's situation was relatively stable, as Xue Jiu had only recently achieved Half-Saint status and was not overly formidable. However, Si Sheng Ya was absolutely not to be underestimated; while Mo Duo could barely hold on, he was certainly no match. Therefore, she had to quickly deal with Fu Wei so she would have enough strength to breach the city.

With this thought, Zhi Fei's attacks became even more ferocious, determined to resolve Fu Wei on the spot in one fell swoop. She refused to believe that as a Half-Saint, she couldn't kill a mere Dao Integration realm cultivator! While the opponent's supreme treasure did counter the Sky-Weaving Needle, a Dao Integration cultivator's spiritual power reserves were finite. As long as she exhausted his strength, this detestable bald man would be hers to manipulate as she pleased.

Fu Wei secretly cursed his misfortune. It had to be said, Zhi Fei's consideration was precisely his greatest current worry. With his clan's supreme treasure, he certainly possessed the ability to restrain a Half-Saint, but only if the engagement didn't last too long, as his spiritual power reserves were indeed limited. Especially now, with the frequent activation of the supreme treasure's power, his spiritual power was being consumed even more rapidly. They had only been fighting for about half a cup of tea, yet more than half of his spiritual power was already depleted. If this continued, once his spiritual power ran out, he would be at her mercy.

He knew he had to quickly find a way out, otherwise, once his spiritual power was exhausted, he would surely die. Yuan Xi City was hidden nearby, but he couldn't lead the wolf into the house. Taking refuge in Scarlet Flame City seemed like a good option, but if he entered Scarlet Flame City at this moment, would Zhi Fei miss such an opportunity? It might even lead to Scarlet Flame City's defenses being breached. After much thought, he realized he had no other option but to escape immediately. But even if he tried to flee, he had no advantage in speed and couldn't escape at all. He was truly doomed this time!

Fu Wei's heart was filled with sorrow. He suddenly looked up at Zhi Fei, a surge of ferocity in his chest, and with a burst of courage, he roared, "You vile woman, I'll fight you to the death!" As he spoke, he actually pushed the turtle shell supreme treasure straight towards Zhi Fei, intending to ram her.

Zhi Fei was more than happy for this. With a cold snort, she pressed a fierce palm onto the turtle shell, powerful spiritual energy surging in her palm. However, at that very moment, her expression suddenly changed, and her aura visibly diminished. Her heart immediately clenched with alarm... Her Dao Integration Orb had been shattered!

She distinctly felt the mysterious power that had been augmenting her suddenly vanish, leading to a loss of control over her spiritual energy. This was clearly a sign that her Dao Integration Orb had been destroyed.

Who could it be? Previously, when the three of them entered Hundred Wars City, the strongest among them, Mo Duo, took over as city lord. With Hong Tu's cooperation, Mo Duo easily gained control of Hundred Wars City's Dao Integration Orb. Following that, through Hong Tu's recommendation, Ming Feng acquired Thousand Streams City's Dao Integration Orb. And after conquering Eternal City, its Dao Integration Orb naturally fell into Zhi Fei's hands.

Although Eternal City was currently in ruins and needed rebuilding, they had transferred many personnel from Hundred Wars and Thousand Streams before leaving. The so-called Dragon Lord and Phoenix Lord must be in seclusion, but apart from them, who else could go to Eternal City at this time and destroy her Dao Integration Orb? Was it Lu Ye?

Ever since they attacked Eternal City, they had harbored doubts because Lu Ye's whereabouts remained unknown. Mo Duo speculated that Lu Ye was very likely in seclusion somewhere, preparing to ascend to Half-Saint status. Because, currently, it seemed many similar powerful individuals in the Star Abyss were in seclusion. But how much time had passed? Even if Lu Ye was in seclusion, he shouldn't have emerged so quickly.

Regardless of whether this matter was related to Lu Ye, the destruction of Eternal City's Dao Integration Orb was a fact. The direct consequence was that Zhi Fei, caught off guard, was forcefully knocked back by Fu Wei, sending her tumbling uncontrollably.

Fu Wei was dumbfounded! Since engaging Zhi Fei, he had deeply felt the power of this Feather Clan Half-Saint. His previous outburst had merely been a desperate act, so who would have thought it would have such a miraculous effect? Could this woman be in trouble? With that thought, Fu Wei straightened his back considerably. He grinned viciously and chased after Zhi Fei, shouting, "Now you know how hard and powerful your grandpa is!"

In the void tens of thousands of miles from the battlefield, ripples spread out, and a peculiar portal took shape. A moment later, a figure stepped out, who was none other than Lu Ye. After he went to Eternal City and shattered the Cosmos-level Dao Integration Orb, he immediately used the Combined Realm for transit, returned to the Phoenix Nest, and then used the power of the Primordial Parasol Tree to arrive here. The entire process didn't take much time.

Looking up, Lu Ye's eye twitched. He had just witnessed Fu Wei being relentlessly beaten by Zhi Fei. For some reason, the Feather Clan Half-Saint Zhi Fei seemed to be in a terrible rage, relentlessly bombarding Fu Wei. Poor Fu Wei could only silently endure, protected by the Divination Clan's supreme clan treasure. But Lu Ye knew that Fu Wei couldn't last much longer like this. Although Fu Wei possessed formidable strength due to Lu Ye's influence, he lacked Lu Ye's advantage of having a talent tree that stored vast amounts of spiritual power. So, while Fu Wei was strong, he couldn't endure for long.

This was also why he had rushed over in such a hurry, fearing that something would happen to Fu Wei if he arrived too late. As it stood, he had arrived just in time; if he had been a little later, Fu Wei might not have been able to hold on.

Without hesitation, Lu Ye soared forward, heading straight for the battlefield. The moment Lu Ye's aura appeared, all three Half-Saint battlefields were startled.

Si Sheng Ya let out a soft breath. "He's finally here!" Although he could suppress Mo Duo, his opponent was an experienced Demon Clan Half-Saint, and killing him was no simple matter, let alone assisting Fu Wei. Seeing Lu Ye's figure charge towards Fu Wei's side, Si Sheng Ya immediately focused and fully engaged Mo Duo.

Zhi Fei, who was furiously assaulting Fu Wei in her anger, perceived a terrifying killing intent. Her heart immediately froze, and she looked up to see a streak of light rapidly approaching. Within the streak of light, a figure was clearly discernible—it was a human. Without needing to think, Zhi Fei knew this was Lu Ye, the human!

She had never met Lu Ye, but she had long heard his name. As early as the Origin Realm, Lu Ye had foiled the Feather Clan's plans and even killed two of their elders. After a brief perception, Zhi Fei's heart settled because Lu Ye showed no Half-Saint aura. In other words, this fellow was not yet a Half-Saint. Given this, even if he had been in seclusion, he hadn't managed to break through!

With a fierce glint in her eyes, Zhi Fei immediately abandoned Fu Wei and, with agile movements, met the charging Lu Ye. Although Fu Wei had repeatedly angered her with his vulgar remarks, there was no substantial animosity between them. However, it was different with Lu Ye. Setting aside their past grievances in the Origin Realm, the destruction of Eternal City's Dao Integration Orb this time was something Zhi Fei absolutely could not tolerate. She had only just managed to obtain a Cosmos-level Dao Integration Orb, of which there were only ten in the entire Star Abyss. Missing this opportunity would make it incredibly difficult to acquire one again in the future. Even as a Half-Saint, a ten percent increase in strength was still very significant.

There was another reason: Fu Wei was simply too difficult to kill. That turtle shell was incredibly tough; even the Sky-Weaving Needle struggled to penetrate its defenses. Relatively speaking, she preferred to deal with Lu Ye first. Surely not everyone in this Star Abyss possessed such a defensive supreme treasure, right?

With murderous intent churning in her heart, they rapidly closed the distance. As Zhi Fei raised her hand, a crimson light shot out.

"Senior Brother, be careful!" Fu Wei, who had personally experienced the supreme treasure's power, cried out in alarm, his face pale, as he chased after Zhi Fei.

How could Lu Ye not sense the sharp killing intent? Almost instinctively, he unreservedly channeled all his power to protect himself. The next instant, the crimson light was upon him, giving him virtually no time to react. As the crimson light struck his body, Lu Ye involuntarily trembled. His robust protective spiritual power felt as if it had been impaled by something extremely sharp, drilling madly inward. His body rapidly retreated to dissipate the force, moving back several thousand miles before he could barely stabilize himself.