Chapter 250: Enemies Everywhere (Fourth Watch)

Another wave of powerful figures fell.

Those who hadn't been paying attention were utterly shocked to realize that Lu Ye had already reached the Unity Realm...

The Unity Realm!!!

When Lu Ye ascended, everyone in the Third Heaven knew.

How much time had passed since then?

Yet he had already attained the Unity Realm.

What did this mean?

No one could cultivate this fast—throughout history, across countless ages, never had anyone progressed so swiftly.

Yet Lu Ye had done it!

There seemed to be only one truth...

"He truly is the reincarnation of a supreme expert..."

"He really left behind a treasure trove for rapid growth!"

"In him, I truly see the opportunity to reach the pinnacle of power!"

"But now, he has already grown strong."

Countless people were filled with regret.

Had they known earlier, they would have done everything to break the formations of the Three Valleys' Deadlands and captured Lu Ye before he could grow.

They would have forced him to reveal his secrets!

But it wasn’t too late now!

He was only at the Unity Realm—without the formations of the Three Valleys' Deadlands, what could he do even as a Unity Realm cultivator?

The Third Heaven had many powerful figures.

There were at least several hundred Unity Realm experts. If they all joined forces to hunt Lu Ye down, sheer numbers alone could exhaust him to death!

A supreme expert reborn.

And leaving behind such immense treasures for himself.

If they could seize them, what heights could they reach?

For prodigies, it was manageable, but for those with mediocre talent or exhausted potential, this temptation was deadly.

This was a world of the strong devouring the weak.

This was a world where the Dao was contested.

Among cultivators, out of ten thousand, perhaps only one or two were content with mediocrity.

As for the rest—who among them wasn’t filled with boundless ambition?

The news of Lu Ye reaching the Unity Realm spread and intensified rapidly.

If before, people had harbored a wait-and-see attitude toward such news, now Lu Ye's utterly unreasonable growth speed made everyone burn with envy.

At this moment, Lu Ye had officially become a walking supreme opportunity, a human treasure vault, a chance for Enlightenment.

This allure was on par with that of Enlightenment Incense.

"All dead?"

Another piece of news arrived.

The second wave of people who went to ambush Lu Ye had all perished. Some didn’t even get a chance to strike—merely observing from the sidelines, yet Lu Ye still slaughtered them.

"A demon! He is a demon!"

"He possesses the Soul Banner. Though he turned it golden and it radiates pure violet qi, appearing righteous and awe-inspiring, I can’t be mistaken—that is definitely the Soul Banner!"

"This must be the reincarnation of a Demon Lord! If we don’t kill him while he’s weak, he will surely bathe the world in blood in the future!"

"Exactly! Every Emperor or Celestial Lord who turned demonic followed this path. If they weren’t slain in their weakness, once they ascended to Emperor or Celestial Lord, they would unleash slaughter!"

If Lu Ye heard these words, he would probably laugh in disbelief.

When someone is weak, you hunt them relentlessly.

But when they survive, grow powerful, and retaliate, suddenly they’re the demons?

It’s absurd—yet tragically, this is reality.

More and more people frantically rushed to ambush Lu Ye.

Lu Ye sighed inwardly. In his past life, he followed the Path of Protection—the so-called "nice guy" personality.

Back then, his friends were everywhere. Some were genuine, while others merely leeched off his protection, using the guise of friendship to freeload.

Yet without a doubt, he had never been like this.

Countless people condemned him.

Everyone saw him as a demon.

In the Second Heaven, everyone knew Lu Ye was targeted because he offended the Jiang Family and the Eternal Sect. He couldn’t be called a villain—only someone fighting back against his enemies.

But now, it was different.

Lu Ye had become a villain.

A thorough, irredeemable villain.

No one mentioned the hordes who came to kill him. They only spoke of how many Lu Ye had slaughtered.

His very presence carried an aura that drove people to madness, stripping away reason.

A heart steeped in slaughter, yet masquerading as a victim—utterly nauseating!

The entire Third Heaven...

Curses against Lu Ye could be heard everywhere.

This hostility grew rapidly in an extremely short time.

While slaughtering, Lu Ye pondered deeply.

Bai Qiulan was right here, never leaving, always watching him with worry in her eyes.

Yet those who came now harbored increasing animosity toward him.

So this matter had always been fueled by Chu Ling behind the scenes.

The system couldn't locate Chu Ling's traces, and Lu Ye knew the reason.

The Source of Darkness and Providence were existences of the same rank.

It could be said that Providence could control this world.

The Source of Darkness could also control this world.

It always quietly grew, expanded, and swelled when Providence was unaware...

By the time Providence truly discovered it, it had already become an existence that Providence could not erase.

Thus, the Source of Darkness was particularly adept at evading Providence's pursuit.

Since the system was useless, he could only investigate in his own way.

Blood converged.

Forming special runes, strands of karmic threads rapidly emerged.

Previously, Lu Ye had very few karmic ties.

But after this period of frenzied slaughter, the karmic threads surrounding him now were terrifyingly numerous.

Those he killed also had their own loved ones, their own families.

The moment he began the slaughter, Lu Ye and the slain, along with their loved ones, became karmically linked.

Blood flowed and gathered along the countless karmic threads.

Before success could be achieved, enemies swarmed the mountains and plains once more.

Lu Ye paid no mind, as the Human Emperor Banner erupted with the most violent purple light.

In an instant, a massive Soul-Devouring Heaven Array unfolded.

At its core was Jiang Die.

The crowd charged toward Lu Ye, rushing into the array, engaging in fierce combat with countless vengeful spirits.

Lu Ye watched as the blood gradually converged toward a single karmic thread.

"Found it!"

Lu Ye threw a punch.

A blank passage appeared between heaven and earth.

The blood mist dispersed to both sides as Lu Ye's figure flashed past with a sonic boom.

The Soul Banner vanished along with Lu Ye.

"After him!"

"He can't hold on anymore, don't let him escape!"

"Kill him!"

Cultivators soared into the sky one after another, chasing after Lu Ye.

At this moment, Lu Ye had become the enemy of the entire world.

Yet in Lu Ye's eyes, there was only the karmic thread between him and Chu Ling.

"Boom!"

The clouds split apart.

Lu Ye sped forward at extreme velocity.

The end of the karmic thread was now in sight.

Hmm?

No Chu Ling?

Not only was Chu Ling absent, but there was instead a massive ambush.

Dozens of Unity Realm experts stood ready, as if they had long known Lu Ye would come here, lying in wait.

"You've gotten smarter, it seems."

Lu Ye gazed at the demonic sword at the center of the crowd, his face lighting up with excitement.

Good!

Very good!

Woman, you've completely ignited my killing intent!

The stone sword gripped in Lu Ye's hand, he stared at the countless powerful figures floating before him.

"Come!"