Chapter 753, A Mob

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

In a restaurant diagonally opposite the Divine Trade Association, two people were seated across from each other near the window on the second floor. They were none other than Xia Liang and Tan Sheng.

 

Seated around a table not far away from them were Chu Yun and Zhou Pei, who were of Cult Blackfyre. The two of them remained unmoving. One of them was getting some rest while the other stared fixedly at the entrance of the Divine Trade Association.

 

They had remained in the same spots for a month. In other words, they had been waiting here since Lu Ye snuck into the Divine Trade Association.

 

Besides the four of them, this restaurant and other nearby buildings were filled with cultivators of Thousand Demon Ridge. Unlike how calm and collected Chu Yun and Zhou Pei were, Xia Liang and Tan Sheng were evidently anxious, for they had wasted too much time on Lu Ye.

 

Ever since they first met Lu Ye in Carnage Colosseum, the idea of destroying him had formed in their minds. It had been ten months since then, but they hadn’t achieved their goal. Based on normal progression, both of them should’ve ascended to the Real Lake Realm, but they were still wasting time there.

 

As they looked around, they realised that the sight was familiar. Previously, after Lu Ye killed 2,000 cultivators of Thousand Demon Ridge in the mine, he hid inside a Divine Trade Association, and people like them kept an eye outside. It was unimaginable that the same thing happened again.

 

Their grievances and sufferings turned into fury as they drank wine to suppress their anxiety with several dishes on the table in front of them.

 

After putting down the cup, Tan Sheng took a look at the Divine Trade Association and sighed. “Brother Xia, ten days later, regardless of whether Lu Yi Ye is going to show up, I’ll have to leave.”

 

Xia Liang stopped eating and glanced at him. “Are you going to give up just like this, Brother Tan?”

 

Tan Sheng shook his head. “I naturally don’t want to give up, but I have no other choice. The Fight for Supremacy is around the corner, so I need several days to get prepared. Cultivators of Jiu Zhou might only come across such a major event once in their lifetimes. Since there’s a chance, we’re supposed to do our best, and I certainly don’t want to miss it.”

 

After a pause, he said to Xia Liang, “Brother Xia, you should learn to let things go and stop being obstinate.”

 

Xia Liang only remained silent. Tan Sheng didn’t have a blood feud with Lu Ye, so it was easy for him to give up. However, it was difficult for Xia Liang to do so. If he gave up on killing Lu Ye, how was he going to destroy Li Baxian and avenge Yan Xing?

 

After spending so much time with him, Tan Sheng understood why Xia Liang was determined to kill Lu Ye. Since his persuasion was futile, he decided to speak no further.

 

A moment later, Xia Liang said, “It’s the last time.”

 

“What?” Tan Sheng was puzzled.

 

Xia Liang went on to say, “I have a feeling that this is our last chance.”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“That brat’s power increases too quickly!”

 

Although the Cloud River Realm was a Realm where the cultivators could grow their powers quickly, Lu Ye’s growth in power was still astonishingly rapid.

 

It would’ve been fine if only his cultivation improved. A Sixth-Order Cloud River Realm Master was still much weaker than Ninth-Order Masters like them. However, the power that Lu Ye displayed was shocking. Although he was only a Sixth-Order Master, he could kill an Eighth-Order Master like he was slicing through a tomato. If he managed to make it to the Seventh Order, he might be able to destroy Ninth-Order Masters like them.

 

“Previously, he had been missing for a month, so he must’ve made use of the broken Teleportation Ward to go to a Hidden Realm. I’m worried he has gotten some rewards as well. He’s probably been hiding in the Divine Trade Association in the past month to improve his cultivation.” Xia Liang sported a solemn expression. He wasn’t even aware that he had already become wary of Lu Ye. “I believe that he’s likely to have ascended to the Seventh Order by now!”

 

Tan Sheng stopped drinking. After giving it some thought, he realised that Xia Liang might be right.

 

“So, Brother Tan…” Xia Liang looked seriously at him. “It’s the last chance we have. If we still can’t achieve our goal, there won’t be next time!”

 

If they came across Lu Ye again in the future, they would be the ones running away from him instead.

 

“Moreover, I’m sure he’ll show up soon,” Xia Liang said firmly.

 

If any other cultivator of the Grand Sky Coalition was faced with such a predicament, he would make use of the Divine Opportunity Column in the Divine Trade Association to go back to his Sect in Jiu Zhou. That would be the safest option.

 

However, Lu Ye certainly wouldn’t do that. He didn’t do it in the Ameliorate Valley and the previous time back then, and he definitely wouldn’t do it this time.

 

If he was now secretly improving his cultivation, he would show up and kick up a storm when he was done with that. This was the last chance that Xia Liang was talking about.

 

“How certain are you, Brother Xia?” Tan Sheng asked.

 

In that case, they surely couldn’t miss their last and only chance.

 

“I’m eight…” Before Xia Liang could finish his sentence, he squinted and turned to look at the entrance of the Divine Trade Association, where a figure he would never forget about was stepping out.

 

As though noticing his stare, the man looked in his direction as well. When their eyes met, Lu Ye remained calm while Xia Liang’s gaze burned with fury.

 

“I’m 100 per cent sure!” Xia Liang chugged down his wine and forcibly put the cup down before rising to his feet.

 

At the same time, Chu Yun and Zhou Pei got up from their chairs as well. Besides that, the entire restaurant broke into a commotion, which soon spread across the nearby buildings.

 

“There are so many people,” Lu Ye muttered while standing in front of the Divine Trade Association. Then, he fished out his Spirit Boat and stepped on it before shooting into the sky and leaving in a hurry.

 

The next instant, cultivators of Thousand Demon Ridge ran after him.

 

In the room on the third floor of the Divine Trade Association, Hua Ci looked at the crowd through the window with a look of confusion on her face. “Why is it always so clamorous wherever he goes?”

 

Then, she turned to glance at Yi Yi. “Aren’t you worried?”

 

Yi Yi replied with a smile, “Why should I worry when he’s so confident?”

 

She had been to many places with Lu Ye, and they had encountered life-and-death moments countless times. As such, she was used to the fact that their lives were full of crises. If she had to be anxious every time, she would’ve been exhausted. This time, Lu Ye didn’t even bring Amber with him, so he was apparently confident, and there wasn’t a reason for Yi Yi to worry.

 

The Sun was up in the sky as a large group of cultivators were running after a ray of light. No doubt it was a boisterous scene.

 

The people at the head were naturally Xia Liang and the others, who were powerful Ninth-Order and Eighth-Order Masters. While charging forward, Tan Sheng sensed the fluctuations of Spiritual Power coming from Lu Ye to judge how powerful the latter was.

 

Xia Liang was right when he said that it was their last chance. Tan Sheng felt that Lu Ye’s power must’ve increased considerably, which was why the latter showed up all of a sudden.

 

Despite his effort, Tan Sheng was unable to ascertain Lu Ye’s power, for the latter seemed to be curbing his aura and fluctuations of Spiritual Power. He had probably made use of Breathing Curbing Talisman Paper.

 

While racing after the man, Tan Sheng asked, “Have you figured out his cultivation, Brother Xia?”

 

“He’s definitely in the Seventh Order!” Xia Liang replied.

 

Although Lu Ye had probably used a Breathing Curbing Talisman Paper to hide his true power, the Flight-Type Artifact couldn’t be fully concealed. That was why his aura and fluctuations of Spiritual Power were unstable. His aura oscillated between the Fifth Order and the Seventh Order.

 

Certainly, it had something to do with the distance between them as well. Lu Ye didn’t fly quickly, and they didn’t dare close in on him as they were worried he’d return to the Divine Trade Association. As such, they tacitly flew forward at a certain speed.

 

“I think so too.” Tan Sheng nodded. Deep within, he was shocked that Lu Ye had really ascended to the Seventh order. It had only been a short time since they last met. Why did Lu Ye always come across so many opportunities?

 

Just like Xia Liang had said, this was their last chance. If they still couldn’t destroy Lu Ye this time, they might be the ones getting eliminated in the future.

 

While they were conversing, Chu Yun and Zhou Pei came to the same conclusion as well.

 

Under normal circumstances, a cultivator couldn’t conceal his cultivation after activating his Spiritual Power. That was because there would be fluctuations of Spiritual Power. An experienced cultivator could judge the power of another cultivator through the fluctuations of his Spiritual Power.

 

Lu Ye’s Spiritual Power and aura were unstable. Even the cultivators of Thousand Demon Ridge behind him were unable to figure out his true power. That was because he had relied on a Glyph that could suppress his aura. It was taxing for him to run the Flight-Type Artifact and the Glyph at the same time, which was why the fluctuations of his Spiritual Power were unstable, making him look like a new Seventh-Order Master who hadn’t managed to fortify his cultivation.

 

Fortunately, there was a big gap between them. Otherwise, his concealment would’ve been exposed. The cultivators of Thousand Demon Ridge didn’t inch closer to him, and Lu Ye understood that they were worried that he might run back to the Divine Trade Association if the situation wasn’t in his favour. Coincidentally, that was indeed Lu Ye’s plan, which made the incident interesting.

 

As time passed, they were getting further away from the Divine Trade Association. There came a moment when the impatient Xia Liang ordered, “It’s about time!”

 

As soon as he finished speaking, he hastened his pace and charged forward like an arrow. But the next instant, he froze in mid-air with a solemn expression on his face.

 

The cultivators of Thousand Demon Ridge behind him stopped in their tracks as well. That was because Lu Ye suddenly descended and landed on the ground before he turned around and stared frankly at them.

 

[What is he doing?] All of them had the same doubt. They couldn’t be blamed for being shocked and doubtful. Lu Ye was the one being hunted down, but he stopped running away from them all of a sudden, which was strange.

 

“Is there an ambush here?” someone said in horror.

 

Upon hearing that, many of them became flustered in an instant. Although it was a question, they felt it sounded more like a statement.

 

At that moment, they descended into chaos. Many of them looked around, but there were no traces of an ambush. The place was barren with nothing where one could hide.

 

On the ground, Lu Ye looked up at them in disappointment. “All of you are nothing more than a mob!”