Chapter 49

Chapter 049: Absolutely Impossible

“Get lost!”

Vermilion Bird watched as the dozens of sword energies crisscrossed towards her.

She quickly made a move to block them, but in an instant, the sword energies sliced through the Vermilion Bird True Flame, forcing her to retreat. Still, one sword energy nearly severed her wing.

Lu Ye’s steely heart at this moment left Vermilion Bird in disbelief.

How did Lu Ye change so much?

In his previous life, Lu Ye was sunny and cheerful, with a touch of humor. Anyone who came in contact with him felt his charisma.

Except when dealing with the Demon Clan and the foreign races—he was merciless. But for the Human Clan, he was truly commendable and exceptionally friendly, even treating the weak as equals.

Now, he actually wanted to kill Yue Hongling, to kill her.

As she saw Lu Ye getting up, Vermilion Bird dared not linger any longer. The killing intent from him had arisen; if she left Yue Hongling there, Yue Hongling would surely perish.

The two figures vanished.

Lu Ye did not pursue. His body, still not fully risen, sank back into a cross-legged position.

Yue Hongling was also dealt with.

Lu Ye felt completely at ease.

The love he had long fantasized about ended up in such a tragic scenario: his closest Senior Brother did not believe in him, yet he was supposed to trust a Demon Clan member he had only known for a short time.

All for a Demon who wanted him dead, he was set to harm his own Senior Brother.

By now, Yue Hongling should understand everything.

Only by understanding it all could one deeply know where they went wrong, and in turn, feel even more pain.

Lu Ye had already vented some frustration.

Next, Yue Hongling would live, but she would be engulfed in anguish.

Dying? Well, death is just death.

With a clear mind, Lu Ye reentered a meditative state, and this time, he even found his cultivation speed increasing.

His cultivation had reached Breaking Embryo Level Nine, and he was moving toward the Great Perfection encapsulation. For him, breaking through to the Void Refinement stage no longer posed a challenge.

However, he still needed to be cautious.

Let’s accumulate first!

…

Vermilion Bird took Yue Hongling away, mumbling about her extreme dissatisfaction with Lu Ye’s lethal intentions toward Yue Hongling.

Her dissatisfaction likely stemmed from her worry that she might meet the same fate as Yue Hongling.

So cruel! It was so uncharacteristic of Lu Ye.

“How could he lay down his life against you? Doesn’t he care about a single shred of affection? In the last life, you were a lover, and even in this life, though not lovers, you are still his junior sister!”

Yue Hongling’s eyes were hollow.

“When I struck out against him in my past life, did I ever consider he was my lover, my Senior Brother?” Yue Hongling mumbled to herself.

That one line left Vermilion Bird somewhat speechless.

“Why didn’t you tell me about this in your previous life?”

“How was I supposed to know which Feng Wuxie you meant? Besides, I wasn’t part of that battle; otherwise, I would have died right then.”

“Lu Ye might be bloodthirsty, but he was genuinely fierce. Back then, the Demon Clan, Demon Faction, Buddha Sect, Ghost Clan, God Clan, plus the Spirit Clan, all ganged up on Lu Ye, and the result? They were the ones who fled!”

“Casualties were everywhere!”

Yue Hongling felt her heart ache even more.

Knowing about Feng Wuxie’s death made her focus only on anger and grief, shutting herself away for a long time.

She hardly understood the full situation.

If only she had understood a bit…

“What should I do for my Senior Brother to forgive me?” Yue Hongling asked, both of them searching for answers in her question.

Vermilion Bird fell silent.

The conflict between Lu Ye and the Ancient Celestial Lord revealed he had a good shot at becoming a Saint.

Yet they had derailed him.

Ruining someone’s path to enlightenment is unforgivable.

Let alone committing such destruction against someone’s chance to become a Saint.

A Saint… that’s a being rarely seen in a hundred thousand years.

Betrayal…

Vermilion Bird couldn’t help but shake her head. If this had happened to her, her first act returning to life would have been to get rid of the betrayers. If she didn’t, that would be a testament to her remarkably good temperament.

Seeing Vermilion Bird’s reaction, Yue Hongling spewed out a mouthful of fresh blood, her expression darkening.

Vermilion Bird quickly stabilized Yue Hongling’s injuries.

“Chu Ling was wrong. I was wrong—hahaha, ridiculously wrong, laughably wrong.”

“Birdie, is it possible you also misunderstood your Senior Brother?”

“Impossible!”

Vermilion Bird reacted extremely aggressively.

“I found the original Ten Thousand Spirits Transformation Blood Demon Sutra. There’s not a single mention of the so-called technique he talked about. He’s merely a butcher slaughtering the Demon Clan. I absolutely cannot be wrong about him!” Vermilion Bird’s voice rose sharply.

Yue Hongling ceased her rebuttal, plunging back into silence.

Vermilion Bird calmed herself down, gently exhaling.

“Forget it, don’t overthink it. Focus on healing first. Only by recovering can you have a chance to continue seeking Lu Ye’s forgiveness,” Vermilion Bird advised.

Yue Hongling nodded heavily.

She began to tend to her wounds.

However, this injury was too severe. Recovering to her peak condition was evidently no simple task.

Vermilion Bird looked up at the sky.

Yue Hongling’s words echoed in her mind.

Did she also misunderstand Lu Ye?

Impossible!

Absolutely not!

No way!

…

On the other side, news that Yue Hongling was fighting against over a hundred foreign Tianjiao, backstabbing half of them, only to be rescued by a Demon, spread wildly across the Genius Ancient Battlefield.

Everyone who heard that news froze in place.

Infinite Celestial Lord, were their ears malfunctioning?

How could this be?

How could it be like this?

Yue Hongling said she had some matters to handle, then charged alone into the foreign races’ battalion and had a brutal fight.

And she kicked up such a tremendous achievement?

Truly deserving of being the new generation’s first battle god among the Human Clan—too damn fierce!

“This is bullying!” Feng Longxiang roared.

“Gather! Everyone, assemble!”

“Damn it! Demon Clan, Magic Clan, God Clan, Ghost Clan, what a fine bunch!”

The Human Clan’s Tianjiao were fired up and howling as they began their assault on the foreign races.

The foreign races’ actions had genuinely angered many.

In no time, the entire Genius Ancient Battlefield grew even more chaotic.

The Buddha Sect, hearing the news, pondered for a moment, and one of their Buddhas let out a furious howl, “The foreign races are going too far! Even though we often accompany the ancient Buddha, we are still part of the Human Clan. All disciples, gather!”

“Present!”

“To the Human Clan’s extermination of demons!”

“Amitabha!”

Under such circumstances, time passed day by day.

Finally, with a tremendous rumble, the fourth to sixth levels of the Genius Ancient Battlefield opened.

Lu Ye opened his eyes.

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