Chapter 2292 - 2290: Grandfather, Spare Me

In the cave, Lu Ye and Qing Rou sat facing each other, separated by just a couple of feet; the latter's seductive eyes were full of curiosity.

On the Baiyu Platform, heroes gathered, fifty thousand cultivators, all at the Dao Fusion stage, except for one person.

Back when Qing Rou saw Lu Ye, she almost thought she was mistaken, because it was too illogical. Indeed, there were varying strengths among the Dao Fusion cultivators, but they were all Dao Fusion.

To suddenly have an Enter the Path cultivator appear was like a crane standing among chickens, extremely conspicuous.

Especially for a cultivator like Qing Rou who could discern one's cultivation level.

Once interested, things became simple; using arguments with others, she attracted Lu Ye's attention, then took the initiative to approach him, and subsequently traveled together.

Even if she didn't initially catch Lu Ye's attention, she had other techniques to ensure Lu Ye would fall into her trap.

Even though Lu Ye was cautious, he didn't expect someone to approach him in such a roundabout way.

"Brother, I'm not mistaken, right? You're really an Enter the Path, aren't you?" Qing Rou leaned forward slightly, her pretty face getting closer to Lu Ye, her breath fragrant.

"You've figured out I'm an Enter the Path, why still call me brother?"

"It's just a formality." Qing Rou sat back properly, "If you help me understand, calling you grandfather wouldn't matter."

"What do you want to know?"

Qing Rou didn't directly ask but continued to observe Lu Ye, suddenly chuckling: "It's so interesting, brother isn't nervous at all. Brother, you might not know, such confrontations aren't absolutely fair, but at least relatively fair, as everyone is at the Dao Fusion stage. The Will of the Star Abyss allowing you to join this confrontation indicates you have power comparable to Dao Fusion, so you're not afraid of me!"

Lu Ye looked at her calmly, without responding.

Qing Rou started to play with a strand of her hair, appearing contemplative: "Brother's techniques must be some kind of explosive secret technique? No... it shouldn't be. An Enter the Path, even with an explosive technique, can't reach the Dao Fusion level. I got it, brother has a valuable treasure on him!" She seemed to have figured everything out, her eyes brightened, "Am I right?"

"You're really smart!"

Qing Rou smiled with pursed lips, her eyes curving: "Sorry brother, I want to survive, but with my current strength, that's hard to do. So, I have one request, hand over that valuable treasure. With it, I might survive!"

"You're so sure I possess a valuable treasure?" Lu Ye's expression was strange.

"You better have it!" Qing Rou's smile vanished, turning cold, "If you don't, I'll be very upset!"

Lu Ye glanced at her: "You're not just at the 2nd Order Dao Fusion, are you?"

When they traveled together, neither probed the other's strength. At the time, Lu Ye thought Qing Rou had low cultivation and thus didn't mind his own level; now he knew her claim of the 2nd Order Dao Fusion was completely false.

"No matter my cultivation level, you can't be my match!"

"Let's try then!" Lu Ye's eyes lowered slightly, raising his hand to grip the Boulder Mountain Saber's hilt.

"Don't refuse a toast only to drink a penalty drink!" Qing Rou shouted sweetly, as her Dao force surged; the cave rumbled, and suddenly white threads appeared unpredictably, crisscrossing.

The threads emanated a chilling light, clearly sharp, with even a stench signaling poison. In a blink, they were like white spears binding Lu Ye right there.

Lu Ye paused slightly, raising his eyebrows.

Qing Rou slowly stood up, looking down at him: "Brother, honestly, I'm at the 7th Order Dao Fusion, and my Dao soldiers are the array bases arranged around. With the Dao soldiers' support, I possess nearly one hundred fifty Dao forces; you'd better cooperate. If you fulfill my wish, I can protect you somewhat in the coming days. With your cultivation level, survival will be nearly impossible without support!"

"One hundred fifty Dao forces!" Lu Ye nodded slightly, "That's not weak."

A resonant sound gradually arose as the long knife slowly unsheathed.

Qing Rou sternly said, "Don't seek death willingly!"

She had completed her array setup; within that formation's coverage, even those slightly stronger might not subdue her, let alone Lu Ye who was merely an Enter the Path. Even if he possessed a valuable treasure with power comparable to Dao Fusion, he couldn't possibly surpass her.

As she spoke, the white threads close to Lu Ye suddenly tightened, wanting to show him a bit of pain.

Qing Rou truly didn't want to kill Lu Ye just like that, not out of mercy, but because she couldn't be sure that killing Lu Ye would grant what she desired.

Therefore, compared to forcing treasure through murder, she hoped Lu Ye would willingly surrender it, minimizing risks.

As she finished, Qing Rou's face changed slightly, because she abruptly felt the invincible white threads couldn't penetrate Lu Ye's Dao force shield!

The long knife finally emerged, and as the saber light flashed, the white threads snapped, along with a fierce killing intent.

Qing Rou screamed in surprise, her form recoiled violently; in her panicked view, Lu Ye's furious silhouette with a blade was mirrored.

She opened her mouth suddenly, ejecting a web-like item towards Lu Ye!

But as it approached Lu Ye, it was shredded by that fierce saber light.

The stabbing blade's tip enlarged in her view; death shadowed closely.

In a flash, Qing Rou couldn't afford to think much, her legs bent, her body crouched, trying to evade this fatal strike.

However, just as she made this move, a pain shot through her knee, clearly struck by Lu Ye's kick.

Thud...

She knelt on the ground directly, before she could react further, a chill spread across her neck.

She blinked, looking at Lu Ye standing in front of her, feeling the chill from the long saber against her neck, she decisively shouted, "Grandpa, spare my life!"

Her heart surged with great waves of shock.

Her judgment was correct, Lu Ye indeed had beginner cultivation, this was confirmed from the short exchange earlier, because Lu Ye's Dao force was scattered, lacking the cohesion a Dao Fusion should have.

Yet, that scattered Dao force was enormously powerful! Her 150 Dao strength was nothing in front of him, collapsing at the slightest clash!

This strength was probably around 200 Dao!

What kind of treasure does he carry? How can a beginner wield such might, it surely can't be some kind of supreme treasure...

Collapsed on the ground, Qing Rou reverted to her previously weak demeanor, her eyes shimmering with tears, she looked up at Lu Ye pleadingly. If Lu Ye spared her life, she definitely wouldn't dare harbor any thoughts, she would only obey him.

Afraid that Lu Ye might kill her, she hurriedly said, "In this competition, men and women have to pair up, we're already paired. If I die, you won't fare well either. That's the rule of this competition, so I never intended to kill you."

"What a pity!" Lu Ye sighed, urging his Dao force, he slashed the long saber!

Blood spurted like a fountain, her head rolled aside, the body convulsed.

A human may not want to harm a tiger, but the tiger bears harmful intent; Qing Rou is too cunning, until the moment she finished her array setup, Lu Ye hadn't noticed any flaw.

If you haven't offended someone like this, it's fine, but when the face is torn, she definitely cannot be spared.

As for the words she uttered last, Lu Ye wouldn't believe a single one.

The supposed pairing of men and women was a rule for leaving the Baiyu Platform, now they had left, so it no longer needed adhering to.

Regarding the second rule, that the last surviving pair becomes the Star Abyss Heir, that's merely the final result.

So, Lu Ye could act solo without issue, if he wanted to survive, he only had one thing to do—kill all male cultivators!

Qing Rou's lifeforce extinguished, despite layers of formations obstructing, the white light of the Star Abyss Blessing still arrived punctually.

And this is precisely what Lu Ye now needs; originally he intended to refine his Dao Bone to Great Perfection within Banlan, but he hadn't managed before being brought here to compete for the Star Abyss Heir.

Compared to Banlan, here offers more Dao Fusion targets to hunt, making it easier to achieve his set goal.

Yet, ascending to Dao Fusion was a problem, as he was still unclear about how to choose the Dao Runes, he originally planned to visit a Dao Runes Pavilion on his home planet once his Dao Bone reached Perfection, but now it seemed unfeasible.

After Qing Rou died, her corpse suddenly twisted into a large green spider, evidently her true form.

Lu Ye had already deduced she wasn't human race, but her exact race was indeterminable, now it's clear.

But before he could move to dissect, a layer of white light appeared on Qing Rou's corpse, and it suddenly vanished.

In its place, an object remained within the blood pool.

Lu Ye frowned, cautiously examining.

How Qing Rou's corpse disappeared, Lu Ye didn't see clearly, but vaguely deduced this might be a rule of the competition, that the body of any cultivator participating in the competition would vanish upon death.

In this way, the victorious cultivator couldn't use the deceased's Dao Bone for recovery.

Cultivators here could only rely on arduous cultivation to recover, possibly a test of aptitude? Those with better aptitude would have higher cultivation efficiency, quicker recovery, naturally gaining advantages.

But what was the object that appeared after the corpse disappeared?

Examining carefully for a while, Lu Ye raised his hand to collect the item.

This was a very ancient coin, devoid of any pattern, its material unknown.

Lu Ye squeezed it hard, unable to leave even a trace.

Attempting to channel force into it, with a roaring sound in his mind, countless messages suddenly poured from the ancient coin.

After a moment, Lu Ye opened his eyes with a peculiar expression.

Star Abyss coin... was this ancient coin in his hand.

In this competition, for each kill, one could earn a Star Abyss coin, and through the Star Abyss coin, one's Mental Consciousness could communicate with a mysterious space; given sufficient Star Abyss coins, numerous useful treasures could be redeemed from it!